Pakistan’s military rejects UN report alleging hundreds of civilian deaths in strikes on Afghanistan
Summary
Pakistan’s military denied a U.N. report that said Pakistani strikes in Afghanistan killed nearly 500 civilians and injured over 1,000. The military said it only targeted militant hideouts and that the operations were to protect Pakistan from attacks.Key Facts
- The U.N. report claimed that Pakistani military actions in Afghanistan caused 499 civilian deaths and 1,216 injuries from October to June.
- Pakistan’s military spokesman called the report “baseless” and said those killed were militants, not civilians.
- The Pakistani military said strikes targeted the Pakistani Taliban (TTP), a militant group active against Pakistan.
- Pakistan accused Afghanistan’s Taliban government of sheltering militants who attack Pakistan.
- Cross-border tensions have grown since February after Afghanistan’s forces launched a raid into Pakistan.
- Amnesty International called for an investigation into a March airstrike on a Kabul drug-treatment center that killed hundreds.
- Pakistan reported killing over 2,000 militants and suffering more than 800 deaths among its own forces and civilians this year.
- Pakistan has conducted over 40,000 intelligence-based operations targeting militants since January.
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