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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has rejected the Afghan Taliban regime&rsquo;s claim of civilian targeting and called it a &ldquo;poor attempt to cover up their own heinous targeting of civilian population along Pak-Afghan Border.&rdquo; The official X account of Pakistan&rsquo;s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting&rsquo;s fact-checking service posted a statement on Sunday rejecting claims attributed to a Taliban official and accusing the Afghan Taliban regime of attacking civilians along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 901px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2033254608441844146&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Fmedia-library%2F&sessionId=23e1275d1ced839228f31af2ab66ade88b4f3bca&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px"></iframe></div></div>In the post published on X (formerly Twitter), the fact-checking account said: &ldquo;The claim by so called Deputy Spokesperson of Afghan Taliban regime is yet again a poor attempt to cover up their own heinous targeting of civilian population along Pak-Afghan Border and to befool its own citizens reeling under a terror sponsoring regime.&rdquo; Deliberate targeting of civilians&nbsp;The statement said that an attack occurred earlier on March 15 in Pakistan&rsquo;s northwestern region. The post said, &ldquo;Today on 15th of March 2026 around 1530 hours, Afghan Taliban regime deliberately targeted civilian population in Tabesta Letai, Salarzai area of Bajaur District, in KPK province.&rdquo; &ldquo;Four innocent civilians have embraced shahadat while one five year old child is seriously injured in the attack.&rdquo; The post also addressed accusations about Pakistani military operations, stating that only terrorist targets had been struck. It said, &ldquo;Targeting by Pakistan Armed Forces has been consistently and transparently communicated to public, as was also done with respect to this false allegation.&rdquo; &lsquo;Repeated lies and fake communications&rsquo;&ldquo;On night 14/15 March, only terrorist hideouts, infrastructure and technical equipment of Master Terror Proxy Afghan Taliban regime was hit in Kandhar and visuals/clips of the said precision targeting have already been shared.&rdquo; The post further underlined the issue of the Afghan Taliban spreading false information. It said, &ldquo;Pakistan unlike Afghan Taliban regime doesn&rsquo;t rely on old/fake/AI generated images and visuals.&rdquo; &ldquo;Repeated lies and fake communications by official Afghan Taliban regime channels are only discrediting them domestically and internationally.&rdquo; &ldquo;Truth Always prevails over falsehood,&rdquo; the post concluded.&nbsp;

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Says, ‘The claim by so called Deputy Spokesperson of Afghan Taliban regime is yet again a poor attempt to cover up their own heinous targeting of civilian population along Pak-Afghan Border.’ 

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Fact Check: Pakistan rejects Afghan Taliban regime’s claim of civilian targeting

Fact Check: Pakistan rejects Afghan Taliban regime’s claim of civilian targeting