Pakistan carries out new deadly strikes on Afghanistan

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · Jun 10, 2026 · 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.

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What happened

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

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

Follow-up questions

What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Pakistan carries out new deadly strikes on Afghanistan?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that 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?
What should readers watch for in the next update to know whether the story is changing?

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “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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Webdunia English reports the Interior Ministry's statement regarding the gunbattle and the death of six Frontier Constabulary personnel on Tuesday.

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web search NEUTRAL — 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.
https://english.webdunia.com/article/deutsche-welle-news/pak…

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web search NEUTRAL — At least six Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel and a child were injured in two consecutive explosions at the Pak-Afghan border at Torkham, security officials said on Friday. CCTV footage and securi…
https://www.dawn.com/news/1357848

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web search NEUTRAL — An ambush on a police checkpoint in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has killed at least 11 police officers and injured dozens, according to local authorities. The attack late on We…
https://1-e8259.azureedge.net/news/2026/7/30/attack-on-north…

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Claim 2: “The spokesperson said that 14 people were injured, all of whom were children and women.”

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Deutsche Welle and a web search result specifically mention that 14 women and children were injured, as stated by Mujahid.

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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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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 — 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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Claim 3: “Pakistan launched new airstrikes on Afghanistan, killing at least 13 people, Taliban authorities said on Wednesday.”

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Multiple independent sources (Deutsche Welle, Reuters, The Hindu, and Wikipedia) confirm that Pakistan launched airstrikes on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, and that Taliban authorities reported at least 13 deaths.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is the foreign intelligence agency of Pakistan. It is responsible for counterintelligence, espionage and conducting covert operations around the world. The main o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter-Services_Intelligence

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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 — Pashtuns are an Iranian ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically referred to as Afghans even into the 1970s, although the c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pashtuns

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Claim 4: “Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said in a statement on X... precise and calibrated strikes were carried out along Pakistan Afghanistan border areas on hideouts and safe havens”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Information Minister Attaullah Tarar stated on X that strikes targeted hideouts and safe havens along the border.

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web search NEUTRAL — Pakistan’s state-run media later revised this figure upwards to 80 fatalities. The Afghan defence ministry asserted that "various civilian areas" in the eastern Afghan provinces of Nangarhar and Pakti…
https://www.aol.co.uk/articles/pakistan-claims-killed-70-mil…

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web search NEUTRAL — Information Minister Attaullah Tarar stated on X that the operation was launched in response to multiple militant attacks across the country.Tarar said Pakistan’s latest operation along the Afghan bor…
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/pakistan-kills-29-militants-border…

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web search NEUTRAL — Pakistan conducts ground operation, strikes along Afghanistan border, kills 29 fighters. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on social media platform X the action was launched in response to mul…
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-900761

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Claim 5: “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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Deutsche Welle reports this statement from Zabihullah Mujahid. While Wikipedia mentions similar provinces in a 2025 operation, the specific claim regarding the June 2026 strikes is corroborated by the news reports.

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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 6: “Pakistan confirmed that it had carried out the strikes in Afghanistan”

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Confirmation of the strikes by Pakistan is reported by Deutsche Welle, Amu TV, and other web search results.

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web search NEUTRAL — Pakistan on Wednesday confirmed carrying out airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, saying the operation targeted militant. June 10, 2026.
https://amu.tv/241862/

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web search NEUTRAL — Pakistan carries out airstrikes after Afghanistan launches retaliatory attacks. Sunday 7th June 2026.The meeting comes ahead of the expiration of UNAMA’s current mandate on June 16. The Security Counc…
https://www.ariananews.af/pakistan-carries-out-airstrikes-af…

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web search NEUTRAL — Pakistan confirmed it carried out strikes, saying it targeted militant hideouts and infrastructure linked to recent attacks inside Pakistan and that 26 militants were killed. The two sides often give …
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jun/10/deadly-pa…

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Claim 7: “In February, Islamabad declared it was in "open war" with Kabul”

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The claim that Islamabad declared an 'open war' in February is reported by Deutsche Welle and mentioned in a web search result describing the 2026 conflict.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — In February, Islamabad declared it was in "open war" with Kabul
https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-carries-out-new-deadly-strike…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — In February, Islamabad declared it was in "open war" with Kabul
https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-carries-out-new-deadly-strike…

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Claim 8: “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 9: “Pakistan's government later said at least 26 militants were killed in the attack.”

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Both Deutsche Welle and France 24 report that the Pakistani government stated 26 militants were killed in the attack.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Afghans in Pakistan are part of the larger Afghan diaspora around the world. They are citizens of Afghanistan residing in Pakistan on a temporary basis—some of whom are refugees and asylum seekers reg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghans_in_Pakistan

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Claim 10: “In March, the two countries agreed on a ceasefire, with China hosting peace talks.”

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Claim 11: “The strikes on Wednesday come on the heels of 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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The specific detail about a suspected attack in the Hasan Khel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as the trigger for the Wednesday strikes is not independently corroborated by the provided search results, which mostly return dictionary definitions for 'suspected'.

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · SUSPECTED definition: past participle of suspect. and past tense form of suspect. See examples of suspected used in a sentence.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/suspected

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Find 7 different ways to say SUSPECTED, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
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web search NEUTRAL — 15 hours ago · 15 elephants that have died over the past month are suspected to have been poisoned by tomatoes contaminated by cyanide in southern Kenya, according to wildlife authorities.
https://people.com/15-elephants-die-from-suspected-cyanide-p…

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Claim 12: “Mujahid alleged that 11 children were among those killed in the strikes”

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The claim that 11 children were among the killed is reported by Deutsche Welle, India Today, and other web search results.

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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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