Afghan officials said mortars and missiles fired from Pakistan struck a university and civilian homes in Asadabad and other parts of Kunar province in north-eastern Afghanistan on 28 April, killing 7 people and wounding at least 85. [1]
Pakistan denied targeting a university and called Afghan reports about the strike "a blatant lie," setting up a sharp dispute over what was hit in the border attack. [1]
Afghan officials said the shelling hit civilian areas as well as the university. They said the strikes were the first violent incident since Chinese-mediated peace talks between the two countries earlier in April 2026. [1]
China said Afghan and Pakistani officials met in Urumqi in western China in early April and agreed not to escalate their conflict. The latest attack came after a period of relative calm following a temporary truce for Eid al-Fitr in March. [1]
The border violence follows months of confrontation. In late February 2026, Afghanistan launched a cross-border attack on Pakistan after Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan, and Islamabad said it was in open war with Afghanistan. On 17 March, Pakistan carried out a deadly airstrike on a drug treatment facility in Kabul. Afghanistan said more than 400 civilians were killed, while Pakistan denied targeting civilians and disputed the death toll. [1]
The latest strike report leaves the two sides at odds over both the target and the toll. Afghan officials said the attack hit a university and homes, while Pakistan rejected that account and said the university claim was false. [1]
