Mortar Bomb

Mortar Bomb event in Paktia, Dand Patan area, Afghanistan on Sat 28th February 2026

28th February 2026

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On 28 February 2026, Pakistani military forces fired mortar shells at a house in Dand Patan district, Paktia, killing one civilian and wounding another. Pakistan claimed it was targeting Taliban military bases. The Taliban claimed that retaliatory attacks on 28 February in Nangarhar, Paktia, Khost, and Kandahar provinces, led by the 203 Mansouri, 201 Silab, and 205 Al-Badr Corps, resulted in 32 Pakistani military soldiers being killed, 10 Pakistani soldiers getting injured, and four Pakistani outposts being destroyed. Total 1 fatality and 1 injury.

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