Amnesty International has expressed deep concern over the reports of civilian casualties from the Pakistani airstrike in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, which took place on February 21 and 22. The organization has urged that a full, independent, and impartial investigation be carried out into these reports. Amnesty International stated, “This is not the first time civilians have been disproportionately affected by the use of force. Earlier, between October and December 2025, a report from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan blamed Pakistan’s military operations for the deaths of 70 civilians and injuries to 478 others. At that time, tensions and clashes between the Afghan Taliban forces and the Pakistani military were escalating along the border.”
Amnesty International reiterated its appeal to all parties involved in the conflict to take all necessary steps to protect civilians from harm, in accordance with international law. Pakistan has stated that it targeted “seven militant hideouts and camps” based on intelligence reports in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border area. Meanwhile, the spokesperson for Afghanistan’s Taliban government reported that dozens of people, including women and children, had been killed in the Pakistani airstrike in Nangarhar and Paktika. The Taliban Ministry of Defense has also issued a warning of retaliation at an appropriate time.
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