Afghanistan on Wednesday accused Pakistan of launching fresh airstrikes inside its territory, saying at least 13 people, including children, were killed and 14 others injured in the attacks.
Taliban chief spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the strikes targeted the eastern provinces of Khost, Kunar and Paktika.
According to Mujahid, those killed included 11 children, one woman and one elderly man.
Pakistan did not immediately comment on the allegations.
The latest incident comes amid months of escalating tensions and cross-border clashes between the two neighbouring countries.
Relations between Islamabad and Kabul have remained strained since late February, when Afghanistan launched attacks across the border in response to earlier Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghan territory. The violence has since claimed hundreds of lives.
Pakistan has repeatedly accused Afghanistan of providing safe haven to militants responsible for deadly attacks inside Pakistan, particularly members of the Pakistani Taliban, or Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
The TTP is a separate group from the Afghan Taliban but maintains close ties with it. The Afghan Taliban returned to power in 2021 following the withdrawal of US-led forces from Afghanistan.
Kabul has consistently rejected Pakistan’s allegations of sheltering militants.
