US EditionAfghanistan's ruling Taliban say Pakistan strikes kill, injure dozens
Pakistan said it targeted seven militant camps in response to recent attacks, while Afghan authorities report dozens of civilian casualties including women and children.
- Saturday, Pakistan launched airstrikes along Afghanistan's border, and Afghanistan's ruling Taliban said dozens, including women and children, were killed and wounded in Nangarhar and Paktika provinces.
- After the February 6 mosque bombing that killed 32 worshippers, Pakistan said it acted in retaliation and cited conclusive evidence linking attacks to Afghanistan's Taliban authorities, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said.
- Pakistan's information ministry said the strikes used 'intelligence-based, selective' targeting of seven camps linked to Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and ISKP, killing at least 28 fighters while missiles hit Banusi Madrasa and homes.
- Afghanistan's defence ministry condemned the strikes as a violation of sovereignty and vowed an appropriate, calculated response; the Afghan Red Crescent Society reported more than a dozen killed, with Mawlawi Fazl Rahman Fayyaz confirming 18 deaths and several wounded.
- The strikes escalate tensions just days after a Saudi-mediated release of three Pakistani soldiers, following October border clashes that killed more than 70 people and disrupted the 2,600-km frontier.
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