Taliban announces “Pakistan airstrike kills 8 people”; concerns over deterioration of relations. Pakistan claims that extremist groups are based in Afghanistan and carry out terrorist activities within the country.
There are concerns that this could worsen and lead to new conflicts. The Taliban, the Islamist group that holds power in Afghanistan, has announced that neighboring Pakistan has carried out an airstrike across the border, killing eight people. It was revealed that the attack was aimed at the Taliban interim government, which denies this.