""The air strikes carried out last night by Pakistani forces in Afghanistan's Paktika, Khost, and Kunar provinces constitute a direct assault on Afghanistan's sovereignty," Mujahid wrote."
""The Islamic Emirate strongly condemns this violation and reiterates that defending its airspace, territory, and people is its legitimate right, and it will respond appropriately at the right time," Mujahid added."
""The martyred are innocent people. There is nothing else. Pakistan is targeting civilians," Abdul Aleem, who was an uncle of the children, told RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal."
""The world should investigate and ask (Pakistan) about this. What use is the international community if they do not ask about this?""
Air strikes by Pakistani drones and military aircraft struck civilian areas in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 10 people, nine of whom were children, and injuring additional civilians. Attacks hit a house in Khost and another raid in Kunar province, leading to a mass funeral marked by anger and desperation among residents. Taliban officials called the strikes a direct assault on Afghanistan's sovereignty and vowed to defend airspace, territory, and people, saying they would respond appropriately. Pakistan has not commented. Tensions between Islamabad and the Taliban have risen over mutual accusations of sheltering rival militant groups.
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