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Pakistan Rejects UN Civilian Death Report, Accuses Afghan Taliban

8/2/2026

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Pakistan’s military rejected a UNAMA report claiming its strikes killed 499 civilians and wounded Afghans, calling it baseless.
Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry said Pakistan only hit Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan hideouts, accused Afghanistan’s Taliban of sheltering militants, and said groups ignored civilian deaths from U.S.-led strikes.
He reported 3,145 incidents and 2,084 militant deaths since January, saying Afghanistan-based militants carried out 28 suicide attacks in Pakistan, most attackers drug addicts.

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Pakistan’s military rejected a UNAMA report claiming its strikes killed 499 civilians and wounded Afghans, calling it baseless.
Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry said Pakistan only hit Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan hideouts, accused Afghanistan’s Taliban of sheltering militants, and said groups ignored civilian deaths from U.S.-led strikes.
He reported 3,145 incidents and 2,084 militant deaths since January, saying Afghanistan-based militants carried out 28 suicide attacks in Pakistan, most attackers drug addicts.