Key Highlights
- According to the United Nations, approximately 20,000 families have been forced from their homes across multiple Afghan provinces since clashes erupted on Thursday.
- The violence has killed at least 42 civilians and wounded 104 others, including children, the UN mission in Afghanistan reported.
- The humanitarian impact is rapidly worsening, with the World Food Programme warning that around 160,000 people have been affected by the suspension of emergency food distributions in areas already grappling with acute malnutrition.
- How the fighting escalated The latest round of fighting began after Afghanistan launched what it described as a border offensive in retaliation for Pakistani air strikes.
- Islamabad responded with fresh strikes along the frontier, reportedly targeting multiple locations including the former US air base at Bagram Air Base, as well as areas in the capital Kabul and the southern city of Kandahar.
