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Dated GeoSignal briefings on Afghanistan. Read developments, assessment and source references in their original context. Country tags reflect published metadata and may not include every actor or place mentioned.
Russia hosted the eighth Moscow Format consultations on Afghanistan on 5 October, bringing Taliban and regional representatives together as Afghanistan-Pakistan cross-border tensions remained unresolved.
UNAMA said on 29 June that Pakistani airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan on 28 June killed at least 28 civilians and injured 49, confirming a fresh cross-border escalation while the full casualty toll remained contested.
Pakistan acknowledged carrying out strikes in Afghanistan's Paktya, Paktika and Kunar provinces late on 28 June, and UNAMA said preliminary verification found at least 28 civilians were killed and 49 injured.
Pakistan said its forces carried out a ground operation along the border followed by strikes on militant hideouts, while Afghan officials said the same June 29 episode killed at least 36 civilians and wounded more than 160 in Paktia, Paktika and Kunar, prompting immediate reciprocal diplomatic protests.
