{
  "id": 9526986,
  "title": "Pakistan launches air strikes in Afghanistan, killing civilians, Taliban says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/pakistan-launches-air-strikes-in-afghanistan-killing-civilians",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T08:53:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260924-pakistan-launches-air-strikes-in-afghanistan-killing-civilians-taliban-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pakistan launched air strikes on 10 sites in Afghanistan, according to Islamabad. The strikes were in response to a drone attack by Afghanistan's Taliban forces on a border post, Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said. Tarar described the strikes as \"deliberate, precise, calibrated and proportionate\", targeting identified military objectives linked to the attempted attacks.\n\nThe Taliban government spokesman denied Pakistan's allegation, and according to France 24, said the strikes killed four civilians in Afghanistan's southern and eastern provinces. Pakistan's air defence systems had detected, tracked and neutralised drones launched from Afghan territory before they could reach their intended targets, Tarar added.\n\nThe incident has escalated tensions between the two countries, with Pakistan accusing Afghanistan of harbouring militants who stage cross-border attacks, a claim denied by the Taliban government. The airstrikes were conducted in several areas, including the southeastern Khost province, according to the Khost governor's spokesperson.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Pakistan launches precision airstrikes on Afghanistan following thwarted drone attack from border",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/pakistan-launches-precision-airstrikes-on-afghanistan-following",
        "published": "2026-09-24T06:56:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Pak says it struck 10 Afghanistan sites allegedly used to launch drone attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/pak-says-it-struck-10-afghanistan-sites-allegedly-used-to-launch",
        "published": "2026-09-24T07:17:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Pakistan condemns drone intrusion from Afghanistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/pakistan-condemns-drone-intrusion-from-afghanistan",
        "published": "2026-09-24T07:18:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Pakistan launches airstrikes on 3 Afghan provinces as hostilities with Taliban escalate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/pakistan-launches-airstrikes-on-3-afghan-provinces-as-hostilities",
        "published": "2026-09-24T10:07:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}