Fresh Pakistani airstrikes targeting alleged militant positions inside Afghanistan resulted in the deaths of 10 civilians, primarily children, according to local officials and the United Nations. Pakistan maintained that the operations were precise, well-planned, and strictly aimed at destroying terrorist hideouts linked to cross-border attacks. The Afghan Taliban government strongly condemned the bombings, labeling them an act of aggression and a blatant violation of national sovereignty. Tensions along the frontier have steadily deteriorated due to Islamabad’s persistent accusations that Kabul harbors the Pakistani Taliban (TTP). The latest casualties threaten to shatter fragile regional stability, raising fears of renewed retaliatory border clashes between the neighboring nations.

Full report : Cross-border strikes spark outrage and escalate tensions between Islamabad and the Taliban.