New Delhi, July 1 -- Afghanistan's ruling Taliban on Wednesday said that its forces carried out airstrikes targeting ISIS militants in neighbouring Pakistan's Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.

Kabul-based TOLO News, citing sources, reported that the drone strikes were carried out on ISIS positions and facilities used to coordinate airstrikes against civilians in Afghanistan along the border.

A school in the Saranan area, which was allegedly being used by ISIS and groups described as "agents of chaos and violence," was targeted in the drone strikes, the report said.

The regional IS branch, Islamic State-Khorasan, has claimed responsibility for attacks in Afghanistan in recent years that have killed civilians.

Pakistan also ...