"Pakistan carried out airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan that killed at least 10 civilians, including nine children, the Taliban said on Tuesday. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid posted on X that Pakistani forces "bombed the house of a local civilian" in Khost province late Monday, killing a woman and nine children. He said further strikes hit Kunar and Paktika provinces, wounding four civilians. Pakistan authorities have not commented on the strikes."
"The strikes came a day after suicide bombers targeted a security compound in Pakistan's Peshawar city, killing at least three officers and leaving at least 11 others injured, according to police. While no group has claimed responsibility for the bombing, state broadcaster PTV said the attackers were Afghan nationals. Pakistani President Asif Zardari blamed the "foreign-backed Fitna al-Khawarij," Islamabad's label for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which it accuses of operating from Afghan territory."
"Relations between the neighbors have deteriorated sharply since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021. In October,border clashes between the two countries left around 70 people dead with casualties on both sides. Peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan ended in a stalemate, with the Taliban government blaming the impasse on what it called Pakistan's "irresponsible and uncooperative" approach."
Pakistani airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 10 civilians, including nine children, according to Taliban statements. Zabihullah Mujahid said Pakistani forces "bombed the house of a local civilian" in Khost province, killing a woman and nine children, and that strikes in Kunar and Paktika wounded four civilians. Pakistan has not commented. A day earlier, suicide bombers struck a security compound in Peshawar, killing at least three officers and injuring at least 11; state broadcaster PTV reported the attackers were Afghan nationals. President Asif Zardari blamed the "foreign-backed Fitna al-Khawarij" label for the TTP. Relations between the neighbors have deteriorated sharply since 2021, with deadly border clashes and stalled peace talks.
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