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Pakistan carries out new deadly strikes on Afghanistan

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · · 426 words · By Dharvi Vaid Dhulia
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Pakistan carries out new deadly strikes on Afghanistan Published June 10, 2026last updated June 10, 2026Pakistan launched new airstrikes on Afghanistan, killing at least 13 people, Taliban authorities said on Wednesday.

Claims checked 11
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What happened

Pakistan carries out new deadly strikes on Afghanistan Published June 10, 2026last updated June 10, 2026Pakistan launched new airstrikes on Afghanistan, killing at least 13 people, Taliban authorities said on Wednesday.

Why it matters

The countries have been engaged in a conflict that has killed hundreds of people so far this year.

Common ground

Pakistan's government later said at least 26 militants were killed in the attack.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 1 propaganda technique in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Pakistani military carried out airstrikes in three Afghan provinces, including Khost, Kunar and Paktika, Taliban's chief spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said on X.”
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Wikipedia entries for '2025 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict' and '2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war' confirm Pakistani airstrikes targeting provinces including Khost and Paktika.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the early hours of 9 October 2025, Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Kabul, Khost, Jalalabad, and Paktika, targeting the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) which it code named "Operation Khyber Storm". The g…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Afghanistan–Pakistan_conf…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A war began in late February 2026 between Afghanistan and Pakistan following Pakistani airstrikes on militant targets in eastern Afghanistan. Pakistan said the strikes targeted militant camps belongin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Afghanistan–Pakistan_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes are a series of armed skirmishes consisting of cross-border airstrikes and exchanges of gunfire between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and the Islamic Republic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan–Pakistan_border_sk…
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Claim 2: “A United Nations report last month estimated that at least 372 Afghan civilians have died and 397 have been wounded in the conflict in the first three months of this year.”
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Claim 3: “In March, the two countries agreed on a ceasefire, with China hosting peace talks.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a China-hosted ceasefire agreement in March 2026.
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Claim 4: “Pakistan launched new airstrikes on Afghanistan, killing at least 13 people, Taliban authorities said on Wednesday.”
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Multiple independent web search results from June 10, 2026, confirm that Taliban authorities reported Pakistani airstrikes killing at least 13 people.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Muhammad Umar Mujahid (c. 1950 to 1962 – 23 April 2013), commonly known as Mullah Omar or Muhammad Omar, was an Afghan militant and religious leader who served as the first supreme leader of Afghanist…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullah_Omar
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), or simply the Pakistani Taliban, is a Deobandi jihadist militant organization that primarily operates along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border. It is designated as a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_Taliban
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Punjabi Taliban (Punjabi: پنجابی طالبان), officially called Tehreek-e-Taliban Punjab (تحریک طالبان پنجاب), was a network of Deobandi militant groups in Pakistan active from 2002 until it was disso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjabi_Taliban
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Claim 5: “Pakistan confirmed that it had carried out the strikes in Afghanistan”
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Web search results and Wikipedia entries confirm that Pakistan acknowledged carrying out the strikes in Afghanistan.
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web search NEUTRAL — A war began in late February 2026 between Afghanistan and Pakistan following Pakistani airstrikes on militant targets in eastern Afghanistan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Afghanistan–Pakistan_war
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 29, 2026 ... The Taliban have said that 36 civilians have been confirmed killed after Pakistani airstrikes on Monday (June 29).
https://www.facebook.com/cgtneuropeofficial/videos/the-talib…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 10, 2026 ... Pakistan launched new airstrikes on Afghanistan early Wednesday in a further escalation of months of fighting between the neighbors that has ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/afghanistan-pakistan-airstrikes…
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Claim 6: “Pakistan's Interior Ministry said on Tuesday that a gunbattle ensued after the suspected militants attempted to seize the security post, leaving six Frontier Constabulary personnel dead.”
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Multiple sources report that six Frontier Constabulary personnel were killed in a gunbattle at a security post on June 9, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — 23 hours ago ... According to the interior ministry, in the past 10 months, 948 out of 1,566 terrorism incidents reported occurred in KP, resulting in 583 deaths ...
https://www.facebook.com/trtworld/posts/seven-police-officer…
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web search NEUTRAL — 8 hours ago ... #BREAKING | At least 15 people were killed in a militant attack on a security check post in north-west Pakistan, the military said. 6 days ago.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dba1-w6lGuB/
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... Pakistan's security situation deteriorated further on Monday after six members of the Frontier Constabulary (FCN) were killed and four ...
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/six-secur…
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Claim 7: “The spokesperson said that 14 people were injured, all of whom were children and women.”
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Multiple sources report Mujahid's claim that 14 women and children were injured in the strikes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the early hours of 9 October 2025, Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Kabul, Khost, Jalalabad, and Paktika, targeting the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) which it code named "Operation Khyber Storm". The g…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Afghanistan–Pakistan_conf…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Muhammad Umar Mujahid (c. 1950 to 1962 – 23 April 2013), commonly known as Mullah Omar or Muhammad Omar, was an Afghan militant and religious leader who served as the first supreme leader of Afghanist…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullah_Omar
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zabihullah Mujahid (Pashto; Dari: ذبیح الله مجاهد, Ẕabīḥullāh Mujāhid), also spelled Dhabih Allah Mujahid, is an Afghan spokesperson who has been the chief spokesman for the Taliban regime or the Isla…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zabihullah_Mujahid
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Claim 8: “a suspected Pakistani Taliban militant attack on a security checkpoint in the Hasan Khel area of northwestern Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province”
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Web search results confirm a militant attack on a security post in the Hasan Khel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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web search NEUTRAL — Between 25 and 28 April 2025, Pakistani Armed Forces engaged a large group of militants attempting infiltration along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border near Hassan Khel, North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtun…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_North_Waziristan_border_c…
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web search NEUTRAL — Wednesday's strikes came a day after suspected Pakistani Taliban militants attacked a security post in Pakistan's Hasan Khel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, triggering a gunfight in which six mem…
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jun/10/deadly-pa…
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web search NEUTRAL — A deadly attack on a checkpoint in northern Pakistan on Wednesday, July 29, killed at least seven police officers and eight suspected terrorists, according to local media reports. The attack occurred …
https://stormnews.net/pakistan-checkpoint-attack-kills-7-pol…
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Claim 9: “Mujahid alleged that 11 children were among those killed in the strikes”
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Multiple news sources (News18 and another unnamed source) specifically attribute the claim that 11 children were killed to Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the early hours of 9 October 2025, Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Kabul, Khost, Jalalabad, and Paktika, targeting the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) which it code named "Operation Khyber Storm". The g…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Afghanistan–Pakistan_conf…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A war began in late February 2026 between Afghanistan and Pakistan following Pakistani airstrikes on militant targets in eastern Afghanistan. Pakistan said the strikes targeted militant camps belongin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Afghanistan–Pakistan_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zabihullah Mujahid (Pashto; Dari: ذبیح الله مجاهد, Ẕabīḥullāh Mujāhid), also spelled Dhabih Allah Mujahid, is an Afghan spokesperson who has been the chief spokesman for the Taliban regime or the Isla…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zabihullah_Mujahid
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Claim 10: “Pakistan's government later said at least 26 militants were killed in the attack.”
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Two independent sources (Yahoo/News and Khaama Press) report that the Pakistani government claimed 26 militants were killed in the strikes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The June 26 Revolution was an anti-Hamas movement and campaign in the Gaza Strip that called for mass protests against Hamas starting on June 26, 2026. The movement was organized by Palestinians oppos…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A brief armed conflict between India and Pakistan began on 7 May 2025, after India launched missile strikes on Pakistan, in a military campaign codenamed Operation Sindoor. India said that the operati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_India–Pakistan_conflict
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Pakistan federal budget is the federal budget of Pakistan for the fiscal year beginning on 1 July 2025 and ending on 30 June 2026. On 10 June 2025, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb pres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Pakistan_federal_budge…
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Claim 11: “In February, Islamabad declared it was in "open war" with Kabul”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific phrase 'open war' declared in February 2026, although a general war is mentioned in Wikipedia.
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