At least one 13-year-old child was killed and three members of his family were injured following a Pakistani airstrike in Ghani Khel district of Nangarhar, local sources say.
The incident took place in Block Three of Area 29 in Ghani Khel. The child, a grade eight student, had reportedly revised his lessons, written a note and gone to sleep about an hour before the strike. His home was later hit during overnight bombardment by Pakistani forces, killing him on the spot.
One of his brothers was injured in the attack, while both parents also sustained injuries.
Residents of the area say the family are impoverished civilians. The child’s father earns a living by driving a small vehicle. At the time of the incident, the mother had not yet been informed of her son’s death and was staying at a neighbour’s house, while the child’s body was kept out of sight.
Security sources say the injured were transferred to hospital for treatment.
Local residents and eyewitnesses have condemned the strike as an attack on civilians, accusing the Pakistani military of deliberately targeting residential homes. They say such incidents will not go unanswered.
