Local Afghan sources reported loud explosions at multiple locations across Afghanistan between 8:45 PM and 9:15 PM UTC on February 21, 2026, as Pakistani airstrikes continued targeting Taliban-linked sites, according to an X post by @zarrar_11PK at https://x.com/zarrar_11PK/status/2025313474600206828. These fresh reports follow explosions in Paktika’s Margha and Urgun areas and Nangarhar’s Khugiani area between 8:15 PM and 8:45 PM UTC, where a seminary and a Majlis-e-Askari Karwan militants camp were hit, as previously reported by @khorasandiary and @zarrar_11PK. Afghan media shared footage of heavy aircraft activity during the prior period. The strikes build on earlier attacks on Banusi Madrasa in Birmal district's Murgha area between 7:15 PM and 8:15 PM UTC, which killed over 10 people, according to TOLOnews and @Mohsin_o2. A drone was spotted over Kabul in the previous window, noted by @zarrar_11PK, amid Taliban statements on lacking airspace control. Neither Pakistan nor Afghanistan has officially verified the incidents during this 29-minute window or prior periods.
