Crossfiled1 outlets · filed 1 October 2026
Pakistani airstrikes kill 10 civilians in Afghanistan, U.N. mission says
Pakistan says airstrikes in Afghanistan killed 22 terrorists, but Afghanistan's Taliban regime and the U.N. mission in the country say mostly children were killed.
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Both outlets center on Afghan accusations that Pakistani airstrikes killed civilians, but they differ in how far they go with attribution and detail. Al Jazeera sticks to Afghan officials saying at least nine women and children were killed and 11 wounded. CBS News adds the U.N. mission and Pakistan’s competing account, saying Pakistan claimed 22 terrorists were killed while the Taliban and the U.N. said mostly children were killed.
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