Afghanistan, June 19 -- Ministry of defense in Kabul stated that it carried out airstrikes against alleged ISIS-linked targets inside Pakistan, marking a significant escalation in already strained relations between Kabul and Islamabad.

Taliban's Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday that its forces conducted overnight airstrikes against what it described as ISIS-linked facilities in Pakistan's Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.

According to the ministry, the targeted locations were allegedly being used to plan and coordinate attacks against Afghanistan. Officials claimed that some of the deadliest attacks carried out inside Afghanistan in recent years had been linked to networks operating from these areas.

In a statement, ...