Zabihullah Mujahid condemn attack, claiming it killed 46 civilians, including women and childrenReaffirms Taliban govt would not leave such actions unaddressedISLAMABAD: Pakistan airstrike

A Taliban government official says Pakistan’s airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children

Pakistan on Thursday confirmed that it carried out strikes targeting militants' hideouts in Afghanistan, amid strong protest from the Afghan leadership, which condemned it as a "brutal act".

Afghan Taliban forces targeted "several points" in neighboring Pakistan in retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes earlier this week, Afghanistan's defense ministry said on Saturday. The statement did not specify Pakistan but said the strikes were conducted "beyond the 'hypothetical line'" - an expression used by Afghan authorities to refer to a border with Pakistan that they have long disputed.

Afghanistan's Taliban has targeted a number of points in neighbouring Pakistan, Kabul's defence ministry said Saturday, in what seems to be a response to an aerial bombardment carried out by Pakistani aircraft on Afghan territory a few days ago.

Edited by Moohita Kaur Garg Amid the tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Islamabad on Tuesday (Dec 24) launched overnight airstrikes, targeting suspected Taliban hideouts. The strike successfully dismantled a training facility and killed some insurgents,