Amu: At least 372 civilians were killed and 397 wounded in Taliban-Pakistan clashes during the first three months of 2026, according to a new report by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. The report said most of the civilian casualties occurred after Pakistan launched what it called “Operation Ghazab al-Haq” on Feb. 26, following a series of militant attacks inside Pakistan that Islamabad blamed on armed groups operating from Afghanistan’s territory. The UN documented 95 separate incidents of cross-border violence between Jan. 1 and March 31, attributing 94 of them to Pakistani security forces and one to Taliban. Airstrikes accounted for nearly two-thirds of the civilian casualties, while the remaining deaths and injuries were caused mainly by cross-border artillery and mortar fire. According to the report, the casualties included 72 women, 554 men, 48 girls and 95 boys. The provinces with the highest numbers of casualties were Kabul, Kunar and Paktika. Click here to read more (external link).
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