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Escalating violence in Pashtun regions during Ramadan raises concerns

23rd February, 2026 · admin

Manzoor Pashteen

Ariana: Amid the holy month of Ramadan, violence has continued in several Pashtun areas, raising serious concerns among local communities. In a post in X, Manzoor Ahmad Pashteen, the founder and head of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement, noted that in Tirah, four Pashtun civilians were reportedly killed and six others injured during operations carried out by the Pakistani army. Protests that followed in Orakzai were also met with force, leaving four more individuals seeking peace and justice injured. In Afghanistan’s Behsud district, 17 civilians, including women and children, were reportedly killed in airstrikes attributed to Pakistani forces, he stated. Click here to read more (external link).

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Security | Tags: Manzoor Pashteen, Pakistan's failure in Afghanistan, Pashtuns in Pakistan |
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