Pakistani airstrikes kill at least 13 in Afghanistan, including 11 children, Taliban says

Pakistan's military has launched airstrikes in three Afghan provinces, resulting in the deaths of at least 13 people, including 11 children, the Taliban reported Wednesday. The strikes, which Afghan officials say violated the country's airspace and hit civilian homes in Kunar, Khost, and Paktika provinces, also injured at least 14 others, all of whom were women and children.

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At least 13 people were killed, including 11 children, after Pakistan's military launched air strikes in three Afghan provinces

Pakistani security officials indicated that the airstrikes targeted "hideouts and other facilities of the Pakistani militants, using them against Pakistan." However, the Pakistani military and government have not yet issued an official comment. This escalation renews a conflict that has claimed hundreds of lives this year and threatens to disrupt a fragile ceasefire agreed upon in March, with China attempting to mediate a settlement.

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At least 14 others - all of them children and women - were injured in Islamabad's strikes that violated Afghanistan's airspace and bombed civilian homes in the provinces of Kunar, Khost, and Paktika

The Taliban has denied Pakistan's accusations of harboring militants, asserting that militancy in Pakistan is an internal issue. The renewed violence follows a period of relative calm after the two allied-turned-foes engaged in their most severe conflict in years in February.

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hideouts and other facilities of the Pakistani militants, using them against Pakistan