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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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Topics 3

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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 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: “Mujahid alleged that 11 children were among those killed in the strikes”
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Both Deutsche Welle and Reuters (web search) specifically mention that 11 children were among those killed.
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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 2: “Pakistan's government later said at least 26 militants were killed in the attack.”
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Reported by Deutsche Welle and a web search result stating that a Pakistani minister claimed 26 Taliban fighters were killed.
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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 events listed below are both anticipated and scheduled for the year 2026 in Pakistan. The year 2026 will be the 79th year of the independence of Pakistan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Pakistan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pakistan is currently competing at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. This is the country's 15th participation at the games, after making its debut at the 1954 Commonwealth Games. The…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_at_the_2026_Commonwea…
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Claim 3: “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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The specific detail regarding the Interior Ministry's report of six Frontier Constabulary personnel dead is only present in the Deutsche Welle cross-references.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — 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://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-carries-out-new-deadly-strike…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — 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://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-carries-out-new-deadly-strike…
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Claim 4: “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 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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Reported by Deutsche Welle and corroborated by Reuters (web search) which mentions strikes on three Afghan provinces.
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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 — 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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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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Claim 6: “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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Reported by Deutsche Welle and multiple web search results stating the strikes followed an attack on a security post in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 10, 2026 ... Wednesday's strikes came a day after suspected Pakistani Taliban militants attacked a security ... attacks on Pakistan. “That decree must ...
https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-pakistan-airstrikes-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 10, 2026 ... Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of harboring militants that carry out deadly attacks inside Pakistan, including the Pakistani Taliban, known as ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/afghanistan-pakistan-airstrikes…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 10, 2026 ... Wednesday's strikes came a day after suspected Pakistani Taliban militants attacked a security ... attacks on Pakistan. “That decree must ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/06/09/afghanistan-…
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Claim 7: “Pakistan launched new airstrikes on Afghanistan, killing at least 13 people, Taliban authorities said on Wednesday.”
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The claim is reported by Deutsche Welle and Reuters (via web search), both stating that Pakistani airstrikes on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, killed at least 13 people according to Taliban authorities.
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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 — 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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Claim 8: “In February, Islamabad declared it was in "open war" with Kabul”
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While reported by Deutsche Welle, the Wikipedia entry for '2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war' confirms a war began in late February 2026 following Pakistani airstrikes.
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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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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 9: “The spokesperson said that 14 people were injured, all of whom were children and women.”
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The specific detail about 14 injured people (all children and women) is only found in the Deutsche Welle reports; other sources mention deaths but not this specific injury count.
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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 — 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 — 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 confirmed that it had carried out the strikes in Afghanistan”
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Confirmed by Deutsche Welle and web search results indicating Pakistan's acknowledgment of the raids.
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web search NEUTRAL — ProPakistani is the premier and most trustworthy resource for all happenings in technology, telecom, business, sports, auto, education, real estate and entertainment news in Pakistan. Whether...
https://propakistani.pk/
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web search NEUTRAL — Pakistanis (Urdu: پاكِستانى قوم, romanized: Pākistānī Qaum, lit. 'Pakistani Nation') are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistanis
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web search NEUTRAL — Pakistan is considered a middle power and is a declared nuclear-weapon state, with the world's seventh-largest standing armed forces.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan
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Claim 11: “In March, the two countries agreed on a ceasefire, with China hosting peace talks.”
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The provided web search results for this claim are generic Wikipedia pages about Pakistan and do not mention a March 2026 ceasefire or China-hosted peace talks.
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web search NEUTRAL — Pakistan, [f] officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, [g] is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, [d] having the second-largest…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan
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web search NEUTRAL — The history of Pakistan preceding the country's independence in 1947 [1] is shared with that of Afghanistan, India, and Iran. Spanning the western expanse of the Indian subcontinent and the eastern bo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Pakistan
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web search NEUTRAL — Pakistán o Paquistán6 (en urdu: پاكِستان, Pākistān ⓘ), oficialmente República Islámica de Pakistán, (en urdu, Islāmī Jumhūriya'eh Pākistān; en inglés: Islamic Republic of Pakistan) es un Estado sobera…
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistán
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