Old Unrelated Video Going Viral As A Recent Conflict Between Afghanistan And Pakistan.

A video of an airstrike went viral on social media claiming it to be a recent attack on Pakistan by Afghanistan. 

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However, upon investigation, we discovered that the claim was misleading. The viral video is old. Here’s the fact check. 

Fact Check 

We started our investigation by taking screenshots from the viral video and conducting a reverse image search. This led us to a Facebook page where the viral video was uploaded on June 18, 2025. According to the post, the video shows the Russian airstrike on Kyiv, Ukraine on June 17, 2025.

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Moving forward, we found a report published on Sky News Australia on June 30, 2025. The report was on the Russian airstrikes on Ukraine in June 2025. Amongst the other clips, we found the viral video in this report.

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Other reports can be seen here and here.

This makes it clear that the viral video is old.

Conclusion 

From our investigation, we can say that the claim is misleading. The viral video doesn’t show a recent conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The video has been available on the internet since at least 18 June 2025. According to reports, the video shows a Russian airstrike on Kyiv, Ukraine.