16 March 2026
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Pakistan reportedly targets Taliban security forces in Kandahar airstrikes

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According to local sources cited by Afghan Times, Pakistani forces conducted airstrikes targeting the headquarters of the special forces responsible for protecting Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada in Kandahar. The strike was reported to have occurred in Kandahar's 13th district and targeted the unit tasked with Haibatullah's security. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has not issued an official statement regarding the attack, and verification from Afghan authorities remains unavailable at this time.

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Elena Moretti is an Italian investigative journalist specializing in EU politics, corruption, and organized crime. She has worked with major European publications and won the European Press Prize for her expos? on cross-border financial fraud. Based in Rome, she reports on Mediterranean migration and Southern European affairs.

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