{
  "id": 8924382,
  "title": "Pakistan launches deadly strikes on Afghanistan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/pakistan-launches-deadly-strikes-on-afghanistan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T13:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260921/pakistan-launches-deadly-strikes-on-afghanistan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PATAN, KUNAR, Afghanistan - Pakistani bombardment has claimed the lives of three civilians in eastern Afghanistan, according to the Taliban authorities, who announced the strikes on Monday. Islamabad claims it targeted terrorist hubs along the border with Pakistan. Journalists with AFP witnessed the aftermath of the attack in the village of Patan, where a house lay in ruins following the bombardment. Among those affected was Mubin Khan, a farmer who sustained injuries during the strike. Khan recounted witnessing the destruction of his home and the loss of three family members in the attack. The Taliban's deputy spokesman, Hamdullah Fitrat, confirmed the assault, stating that the Nurgal district, including Patan, came under attack around 3:00 am (11:30 PM GMT on Sunday). The strike left three individuals dead and four others injured. Additionally, two sites in Paktika province were reportedly targeted, but no casualties were reported. The Pakistani Information and Broadcasting Ministry verified the strikes, mentioning that forces had hit three locations in response to terrorist activity near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.",
  "summary": "PATAN, KUNAR, Afghanistan — Pakistani bombardment has killed three civilians in eastern Afghanistan, the Taliban authorities said on Monday, with Islamabad saying its forces had targeted \"terrorist hubs\" along the border. AFP journalists saw a house in rubble in the village of Patan, where dozens of men gathered for the funerals of the victims of Pakistan's first deadly cross-border strikes since…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Afghanistan says three killed in Pakistani air attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/afghanistan-says-three-killed-in-pakistani-air-attacks",
        "published": "2026-09-21T07:30:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Taliban says three killed in new Pakistan airstrikes on Afghanistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/taliban-says-three-killed-in-new-pakistan-airstrikes-on-afghanistan",
        "published": "2026-09-21T08:44:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Afghanistan says Pakistani airstrikes kill at least three",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/afghanistan-says-pakistani-airstrikes-kill-at-least-three",
        "published": "2026-09-21T08:46:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Pakistan carries out 'calibrated’ airstrikes against terrorist targets in border region with Afghanistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/pakistan-carries-out-calibrated-airstrikes-against-terrorist-targets",
        "published": "2026-09-21T10:38:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Afghanistan says 3 killed in Pakistani airstrikes: Why tensions are rising again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/afghanistan-says-3-killed-in-pakistani-airstrikes-why-tensions-are",
        "published": "2026-09-21T11:01:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Pakistan carries out airstrikes along Afghan border",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/pakistan-carries-out-airstrikes-along-afghan-border",
        "published": "2026-09-21T12:10:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Pakistan launches deadly strikes on Afghanistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/pakistan-launches-deadly-strikes-on-afghanistan-8926666",
        "published": "2026-09-21T13:27:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}