KHOST, Afghanistan, March 16, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Three children and a woman were killed by Pakistani shelling in eastern Afghanistan overnight between Sunday and Monday, Afghan officials said. In total, 18 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan in the past week as a result of cross-border clashes between the two sides, according to the Afghan authorities. Pakistani mortar shelling killed two children on Sunday night in the Afghan Dubai area of Khost, the governor's office said in a statement. Immediate independent verification of deaths and injuries is difficult to obtain in both Afghanistan and Pakistan, given the hard-to-reach locations. The Afghan Taliban authorities deny the charge.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 16, 2026 13:30 UTC