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.
Pakistan claims that extremist groups are based in Afghanistan and carry out terrorist activities within the country, and there are concerns that relations may deteriorate.
A spokesperson for Afghanistan's interim Taliban government announced on the 18th that Pakistan carried out airstrikes in the southeastern Paktika province and the eastern Khost province, killing eight people, including women and children.
In a statement, a Taliban spokesperson strongly criticized Pakistan, calling it ``a violation of Afghan territory.''
Meanwhile, Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs also released a statement on the 18th, stating that it had carried out an anti-terrorism operation in Afghanistan, and that the person responsible for the terrorist attack that occurred on the 16th at a security force facility in northwest Pakistan, killing seven people. It was revealed that the attack was aimed at
The Pakistani government has previously claimed that extremist groups based in Afghanistan cross the border and carry out terrorism within the country, and has repeatedly exchanged accusations with the Taliban interim government, which denies this, and there are concerns that the relationship will further deteriorate in the future. There are concerns that this could worsen and lead to new conflicts.