Pakistani airstrikes target Taliban in Afghanistan following suicide bombing

Pakistani officials said the country launched multiple airstrikes targeting suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan following a suicide bombing attack.

The Afghan Taliban denounced the strikes as an aggression on Afghanistan's territorial integrity, saying they killed several women and children. The defense ministry in Kabul said Afghan forces later on Monday "targeted Pakistan’s military centers along the border with heavy weapons," without providing details.

The Pakistani strikes were carried out in Khost and Paktika provinces bordering Pakistan, according to two Pakistani security and intelligence officials. The officials provided no further details and spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to reporters.