Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)

Pakistan's military rejected a UN report claiming nearly 500 civilian deaths from its cross-border strikes in Afghanistan, asserting targets were militant hideouts used by the Pakistani Taliban (TTP). The UN and Amnesty International documented 499 killed and 1,216 wounded, while Pakistan accused Afghanistan's Taliban government of sheltering militants and criticized international groups for not documenting past coalition airstrikes.

Pakistan's military denied a UN report alleging nearly 500 civilian deaths and over 1,000 injuries in cross-border strikes on Afghanistan, claiming targets were militant hideouts. Spokesman Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry criticized UNAMA and Amnesty International for relying on Afghan accounts and accused Afghanistan's Taliban government of harboring militants. A March airstrike on a Kabul drug-treatment center, which killed hundreds, was defended as targeting militant infrastructure.

Pakistan rejected Amnesty International's call for an investigation into its March airstrike on Kabul's Omid drug rehabilitation center, claiming the operation was lawful self-defense. Amnesty found no evidence the site was used for military purposes, while Pakistan disputes Afghanistan's claim of 400 civilian deaths, asserting the strike targeted a legitimate military site.

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan killed 36 civilians and injured 160, according to Afghan officials. Pakistan's military operation targeted militant hideouts in response to attacks, but Afghanistan condemned the strikes as 'aggression.' Multiple locations in Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar provinces were affected, with civilian casualties reported.

Pakistani security forces conducted an intelligence-based ground operation and calibrated strikes along the Afghanistan border, killing 29 militants linked to Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and Fitna al-Khwarij. The operation followed recent militant attacks in Pakistan, including a Karachi attack on a paramilitary Rangers headquarters claimed by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar.

Two roadside bombs in northwestern Pakistan killed at least seven people, with the first targeting a vehicle and the second striking rescuers in Bannu. No group claimed responsibility, but suspicion falls on the Pakistani Taliban (TTP). President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the attacks and warned against terrorism supporters.