Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi held a telephone conversation with UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo during the reporting window from 10:15:35 AM to 11:15:24 AM UTC on February 24, 2026, expressing deep concern over recent Pakistani airstrikes that targeted civilians, according to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) statements on X. Muttaqi noted that over the past four years, only civilians have been targeted in frequent Pakistani attacks, with no militants killed despite Pakistan's claims of their presence, as stated in the MoFA posts. The call addressed these airstrikes specifically, highlighting the pattern of civilian casualties. Separately, in Sharif Khan Kot, Birmal area of South Waziristan Lower in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, a government-run middle school was set on fire and blown up during the same 59-minute window, completely destroying the building, according to police statements reported by Khorasan Diary on X. This school attack follows an earlier incident in Lachi, Kohat district, where five policemen including a Deputy Superintendent of Police were killed in an attack on a police van between 5:45 AM and 7:45 AM UTC on February 24, as confirmed by police sources in prior reports.
