Air Delivered event in Helmand, Safar, Garmsir District area, Afghanistan on Thu 1st October 2026

On October 1, Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan’s Helmand Province killed at least four people and injured six others, most of them women and children, according to Afghan officials, reports The Khaama Press. The strikes hit two residential houses in Garmsir District, according to Mawlawi Sher Mohammad Wahdat, head of Helmand’s Information and Culture Department. Taliban officials also said other areas were targeted during the overnight operation.Hafiz Abdul Bari Rashid Helmandi, head of the Taliban’s Information and Culture Department in Helmand Province, said the attacks took place at about 3:30 a.m. local time in three locations in Safar area of Garmsir. He said two houses and an Eid prayer site were targeted. The casualty figures remained preliminary.