According to War Monitor, five children have reportedly been killed in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and their grieving relatives placed the bodies outside the entrance of a military cantonment in protest.
Allegations circulating online
War Monitor based its report on a post by the X account Afghanistan Guardian (@WakhanIntel). That report refers to allegations circulating on social media that Pakistani military personnel were responsible for the deaths.
War Monitor stressed that the circumstances of the deaths, the reported protest and the allegations against military personnel have not been independently confirmed. The report included no response from the military, police or district administration, and did not give the children's identities or the exact location.
Background
Kurram, which borders Afghanistan, has been hit hard in recent years by tribal disputes, road closures and unrest, and incidents there often lead to public protests.