The Syed Jamaluddin Afghani University in the Asadabad region of the Kunar Province was reportedly the target of an unprecedented attack by Pakistan on Monday, which affected hundreds of students and worsened the humanitarian situation in the nation.
According to Hamdullah Fitrat, the deputy spokesperson for the Taliban, Pakistan launched mortar and rocket attacks in Asadabad and areas of Manogai District, resulting in four fatalities and seventy injuries, including thirty students.
He declared on X, “We categorically denounce these acts by the Pakistani military regime, in which civilian populations as well as educational and academic institutions were deliberately targeted, and we regard these actions as grave and inexcusable war crimes, a blatant act of brutality, and a provocative action.”
The Pakistani military attacked several locations in Kunar province, including the university, according to local sources who spoke to According to reports, the attack has only hurt three persons so far.
Numerous schools and higher education institutions in the Kunar province are said to have been damaged or forced to close as a result of the attacks. Pakistani attacks have also targeted civilian infrastructure in neighbouring districts.
Taliban sources told that Pakistan’s most recent unjustified attacks on residential areas and educational facilities in Kunar constituted a flagrant violation of international standards and sovereignty.
In an already war-torn area, they characterised the targeting of a university and the bombardment of academic facilities as a “act of aggression” that could have dangerous repercussions for students, faculty, and citizens.
Such a careless escalation, according to the Taliban, jeopardised regional stability and reflected ill on Pakistan’s relations with its neighbours. They also demanded an immediate end to these activities and urged the international community to hold Pakistan responsible.
Ties between Pakistan and the Taliban-led Afghan government, which had previously maintained a complicated but useful partnership, have sharply deteriorated as a result of the developments.
Pakistan’s long-standing claim that Afghanistan is not doing enough to stop the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is at the center of the conflict. Analysts claim that since the Taliban regained control of Kabul in 2021, the militant group has increased its attacks within Pakistan.
Major attacks in Islamabad and the border area have occurred in recent months, and the return of militant militancy has increased mistrust among neighbours.
