Trending Now - Violence Erupts as Afghan-pakistan Peace Efforts Falter

WHO:

Al Jazeera - Taliban authorities, specifically deputy spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat, and Afghanistan’s Ministry of Higher Education.

ABC News - Afghan officials, including deputy government spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat and Kunar Information and Culture Director Najibullah Hanafi.

Al Jazeera - Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

ABC News - Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.

WHAT:

Al Jazeera - Pakistani mortars and missiles struck a university and residential neighborhoods in Kunar, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 80.

ABC News - The strikes resulted in seven deaths and at least 85 injuries, including about 30 students and professors at Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University.

Al Jazeera - Fitrat described the attacks as “unforgivable war crimes” against civilians and academic institutions.

ABC News - Pakistan dismissed the accusations as “a blatant lie” and stated that no strike had been carried out on the university.

WHERE:

Al Jazeera - The city of Asadabad, the provincial capital of Kunar, and surrounding districts in Afghanistan.

ABC News - Kunar Province, northeastern Afghanistan.

WHEN:

Al Jazeera - The strikes occurred on a Monday.

ABC News - The strikes were the first violent incident since peace talks held in early April in Urumqi, China.

WHY:

Al Jazeera - The heightened tensions followed peace talks described as “positive” by Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.

ABC News - Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of harboring militants, particularly the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which has carried out attacks inside Pakistan.

HOW:

Al Jazeera - Afghan and Pakistani officials confirmed that both sides have been exchanging fire along their border despite a formal ceasefire.

ABC News - The strikes were described as mortars and missiles fired from Pakistan.

(UPDATED April 28, 2026 17:34 UTC)

In a tragic escalation of violence, Pakistani mortars and missiles struck a university and residential neighborhoods in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, resulting in at least seven deaths and over 80 injuries, including around 30 students and professors. Afghan officials, including deputy spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat, condemned the attacks as “unforgivable war crimes,” while Pakistan dismissed these accusations as “a blatant lie,” asserting that no strike had occurred. This incident marks the first violent outbreak since recent peace talks in early April, amid ongoing tensions over accusations that Afghanistan is harboring militants responsible for attacks in Pakistan.