Afghanistan claims Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Kunar and Helmand, killing 9 women and children

Tensions between the two countries have risen over Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Kunar and Helmand provinces. Afghanistan’s Taliban government has claimed that nine civilians, including women and children, were killed in the strikes and 11 others were injured. Pakistan, meanwhile, has said that its airstrikes targeted terrorist hideouts and that, according to initial reports, 22 terrorists were killed. The claims of both sides have not been independently verified. According to the Balochistan online news network The Balochistan Post, Afghan government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said that the strikes carried out on Wednesday night targeted three houses in Chogam in Kunar’s Shultan...