SECURITY — June 29, 2026
More Than 20 Wounded from Paktia Transferred to Kabul Hospital
Thirteen of the wounded are in intensive care, with a doctor stating that some have undergone surgery after strikes that also hit rescuers at the scene.
The Ehtebar Desk — originates with ToloNews — 2 min read
Nearly 25 civilians wounded in a Pakistani military airstrike on Paktia province were transferred to the civilian section of Martyr Sardar Mohammad Dawood Khan Hospital in Kabul. Thirteen of the wounded are in the intensive care unit with critical injuries.
Doctor Mohammad Haroon Hashmi said many of the patients are in serious condition and some have undergone surgery.
Eyewitnesses and survivors described successive drone and plane attacks that began around midnight and continued until 1 a.m. The first strike hit a house, while later strikes targeted civilians and rescuers who had rushed to the scene.
Named witnesses Bahram, Samiullah, Hayatullah and Mujahid said the area struck in Paktia is entirely civilian and contains no military personnel or facilities. The accounts detail how initial explosions drew people to the site before follow-up strikes occurred.
Hospital staff confirmed the arrivals and the distribution of patients between general wards and the intensive care unit. No additional details on the overall number of casualties or further medical outcomes were provided at the time of reporting.
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Single source provides direct on-record attribution with concrete, checkable details including named doctor (Mohammad Haroon Hashmi), multiple named witnesses, specific hospital, casualty numbers (25 wounded, 13 in ICU), exact timing, and location.
The source language mixes facts with framing or advocacy wording. ToloNews: "Pakistani military regime", "oppressed people of Afghanistan who have been mixed with this pain for fifty years", "why it targets ordinary people?" — these phrases frame Pakistan as an aggressor regime and portray Afghans as perpetual victims, mixing reporting with advocacy and emotional language.
Independent web corroboration
A separate web search returned 8 matching reports. A selection:
Hamdullah Fitrat, the deputy spokesperson for Afghanistan’s Taliban government, said the Pakistani forces targeted a home in Paktia's Chamkani district, killing an elderly man and a child, while other family members were injured.
- Pakistan Airstrikes: 'Locals rushed to rescue, then came second strike': How Pakistan’s late-night strikes in Afghanistan unfoldedtimesofindia.indiatimes.com
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid condemned the strikes as a “cowardly act of aggression,” and the Taliban's deputy spokesperson, Hamdullah Fitrat, detailed the civilian toll in a post on social media on Monday, stating, "According to the reports available thus far, the attacks carried out last night resulted in the martyrdom of 36 civilians, including women and children, while 163 others sustained injuries. Three residential houses were completely destroyed." ... In Mandokhail Village in Chamkani District, Paktia, Pakistani jets struck a civilian residence, killing one elderly man and one child.
- Pakistan Airstrikes in Afghanistan Kill 36 Civilians, Injure 160 as Border Tensions Escalateoutlookindia.com
In Mandokhail Village, within Chamkani District of Paktia Province, Pakistani fighter jets bombed a civilian residence. As a result, one elderly man and one child from the household were martyred, while other members of the family sustained injuries.
The remains of a destroyed house ... were Pakistani airstrikes a day earlier that killed civilians, including children, in the village of Mandokhail, Chamkani district, Paktia province, Afghanistan, Monday, June 29, 2026
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