Pakistan said it carried out targeted airstrikes using aerial and drone capabilities in Afghanistan, killing at least 22 terrorists and destroying their hideouts. Afghanistan's Taliban government reported 9 civilians killed, including women and children.
Pakistani security forces reported killing several Afghan Taliban fighters in ongoing cross-border fire at the Gulistan border area on Friday, following Pakistani airstrikes on 10 sites in Afghanistan earlier in the week. Pakistan accused Afghanistan of launching drone attacks on its border posts, which the Taliban government denied.
Pakistani security forces killed several Afghan Taliban fighters after they allegedly attempted to enter Pakistan and opened fire along the border in Balochistan province, marking a fresh escalation in cross-border tensions between the neighbors.
