Nangarhar Residents Displaced by Pakistan Border Clashes Report Civilian Deaths, Home Destruction Amid Eid

Residents of Momand Dara district in Nangarhar province, displaced by recent Pakistani attacks during border clashes with the Taliban, say the strikes have overshadowed Eid al-Fitr celebrations with fear, mourning and hardship.

The residents report that the attacks damaged civilian areas, killed family members, destroyed homes and mosques, caused financial losses and forced thousands to flee their homes. They now live in tents, facing economic difficulties and a lack of basic facilities, with aid deliveries delayed.

Hazrat Shah, a resident, said a mortar shell struck his house, killing a child and a woman from his family. "There are many problems; we have neither a room nor facilities. By the grace of God, I live in this tent. There is much grief; an innocent woman and child were killed," he said.

Gol Khan, another Nangarhar resident, said: "If we were at home, Eid and Ramadan are great blessings, but we have been deprived of everything. There is neither joy nor peace."

Khan Mohammad, from Momand Dara, added: "Pakistan is shooting at us and civilians have been killed. Mosques and houses have been destroyed. It has been 16 days that we have been living in a tent and displaced. It has been five days since our turn for aid arrived, but no one has come yet."

The displaced residents have called on the United Nations to take urgent action to prevent attacks on civilians.

The United Nations stated that 76 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the first two weeks of the border clashes between the Taliban and Pakistan.