Pakistan airstrikes target Kabul
The strikes followed Taliban attacks late Thursday on Pakistani military outposts in border areas.
The strikes followed Taliban attacks late Thursday on Pakistani military outposts in border areas.
Taliban deputy spokesman said the casualties occurred during what he described as Taliban attacks against Pakistani forces.
Taliban claimed to have seized multiple outposts in Nangarhar and Kunar provinces in eastern Afghanistan.
Taliban spokesman claims 22 children were present at the site; Pakistan says it targeted militant hideouts.
During the ensuing exchange of fire, one person identified as an Afghan citizen was killed.
The fighting took place in the border area of Maqbal, the sources said, though they did not provide details about.
Fighting erupted in Nangarhar days after Pakistani air raids that UN says killed 13 people.
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