Thousands rally in Khost against Pakistan’s military operations on Afghanistan

Описание: (6 Mar 2026)
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Khost, Afghanistan - 6 March 2026
1.⁠ ⁠Various of protesters marching and chanting, UPSOUND (Pashto) “down with Pakistan!"
2. Various aerials of rally
3. Various of protesters holding banners, reading (English) "It is built to shed the blood of oppressed people in the desert region of Pakistan" and "The recent heavy blows delivered by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan against the Pakistani military regime are unprecedented in Afghanistan's history."
4. SOUNDBITE (Pashto) Rahim Gul khostai, tribal leader:
“Everyone here is a soldier and a 'mujahid'. They are fiercely defending their homeland. We did not attack anyone, we have been attacked. Jihad is obligatory upon us, and we will fiercely defend our land. I have decided to sacrifice one of my sons to be a suicide bomber against the oppression of Pakistan.”
5. Protesters holding posters
6. SOUNDBITE (Pashto) Abdul rawof Wafa, Khost province resident:
“We strongly urge the United Nations and other relevant organisations to send teams to investigate the killing of civilians in Afghanistan so that a proper investigation can be conducted. Many civilians have been killed and injured here. Pakistan has continued the genocide of Pashtuns on both sides of the border. The Pakistani army is targeting Pashtun areas and killing Pashtuns, killing young people."
7. Wide aerial of rally
8. Protesters gathered at rally, some carrying Taliban flags
STORYLINE:
Thousands rallied on Friday in Khost against Pakistan’s military aggression on Afghanistan, amid the deadliest fighting yet between the two neighbours in a conflict that Islamabad has declared to be an “open war.”

“We strongly urge the United Nations and other relevant organisations to send teams to investigate the killing of civilians in Afghanistan," one Khost resident at the protest said.

The protest came as Pakistani and Afghan forces launched multiple strikes at each other in cross-border clashes on Friday, and each side claimed to have killed dozens more enemy troops.

Repeated appeals from the international community for restraint have had no effect as the fighting, now in its ninth day, continued unabated.

Pakistan has repeatedly accused the Taliban government in Afghanistan’s capital of harboring the the Pakistani Taliban — also known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP, a charge Kabul denies.

Since the Afghan Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, the TTP has stepped up its attacks within Pakistan.

Islamabad says its military operations, which started last week, will continue until Afghanistan takes verifiable steps to rein in the TTP and other militants operating from its territory.

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