Afghan govt says four civilians killed by Pakistan shelling

FILE PHOTO: A Taliban security personnel stands guard near an anti-aircraft gun while keeping watch for Pakistani airstrikes in the Tere Zayi district of Khost province on March 2, 2026. Explosions were heard in the Afghan capital Kabul on March 1, 2026 AFP journalists said, with the Taliban government saying they were responding to aerial Pakistan attacks. - AFP

KHOST, Afghanistan: Three children and a woman were killed by Pakistani shelling in eastern Afghanistan overnight between Sunday (March 15) and Monday, Afghan officials said.

In total, 18 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan in the past week as a result of cross-border clashes between the two sides, according to the Afghan authorities.