Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of war crimes over Kunar strikes that killed at least seven
Taliban government condemns attacks on civilian sites including university as 'unforgivable war crimes'; Pakistan denies striking academic institution
L'essentiel
- Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of committing 'unforgivable war crimes' following artillery and missile strikes on Kunar province that killed at least seven people and wounded over 70, including 30 students and professors at Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University.
- Pakistan's Ministry of Information has denied striking the university, calling the allegation a 'blatant lie.' The attacks occurred despite a formal truce signed in late March, with fighting continuing along the porous Afghan-Pakistani border.
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Pourquoi c'est important
Afghanistan and Pakistan have long had tense relations, with Islamabad accusing Kabul's Taliban government of sheltering militant groups that conduct cross-border terrorist attacks. Pakistan launched an 'open war' on the Taliban in February, conducting strikes deep inside Afghanistan including on the capital Kabul. Despite a formal truce in late March, low-intensity fighting has continued along the remote border regions.
Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of "unforgivable war crimes" over strikes on the eastern province of Kunar on Monday, which officials said left at least seven dead and over 70 wounded, and heavily damaged a local university. Low-intensity clashes have been continuing on the Afghan-Pakistani border despite the two nations entering a formal truce in late March. The hostilities flared up on Monday, when, according to Afghan officials, the Pakistani military shelled multiple civilian sites across Kunar, including Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University. Some 30 students and professors were wounded in the attack, and the institution itself sustained extensive damage. Seven people were killed and around 40 wounded across the provinces in repeated artillery and missile attacks, the authorities said. The attacks constituted "unforgivable war crimes," according to Hamdullah Fitrat, the deputy spokesperson of the Taliban, which took over Afghanistan in 2021. Kabul's account has been disputed by Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, stating that the allegations of striking the university were a "blatant lie." The ministry did not explicitly deny other strikes carried out across Kunar, stating only that Pakistan's targeting is "precise and intelligence based." Pakistan and Afghanistan had engaged in fighting for weeks after Islamabad declared an "open war" on the Taliban in February. Pakistan attacked military and other sites deep inside the country, including the capital city of Kabul, while the Afghan authorities have repeatedly accused it of carrying out indiscriminate strikes on civilians. While the two sides entered a truce late in March, low-intensity hostility has continued along the porous border between the two nations, which largely runs across remote regions. Islamabad has long accused Afghanistan's Taliban government of sheltering assorted militant groups that routinely conduct cross-border raids and terrorist attacks in the country. Kabul, however, has consistently denied such allegations.
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Perspective IA — des possibilités, pas des certitudes
The Afghan government will likely lodge a formal complaint with international bodies over the alleged war crimes
Probable · En quelques semaines
Pakistan will continue to deny civilian targeting while maintaining its security operations along the border
Très probable · En quelques semaines
Questions ouvertes
- What specific evidence does Afghanistan have for the war crimes allegations?
- Will the international community intervene to prevent further escalation?
- Will the truce be formally renewed or collapse entirely?
- What compensation or reconstruction will be provided to the university and victims?
