Afghanistan, June 10 -- Pakistan carried out airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 13 people, including 11 children, a woman and an elderly person, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Wednesday, marking the latest escalation in tensions between the neighboring countries.
Mujahid said Pakistani aircraft bombed civilian homes in the provinces of Kunar, Khost and Paktika, leaving 14 others wounded. He published photographs on social media and accused Islamabad of targeting residential areas.
Local residents reported hearing multiple powerful explosions overnight in eastern and southeastern Afghanistan, while Taliban authorities began assessing casualties and damage in the affected areas.
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