Pakistan Launches Deadly Airstrikes in Afghanistan, Ending Month of Calm

Pakistan renewed deadly airstrikes on neighboring Afghanistan, ending a month of relative calm and escalating tensions between the two countries. Afghan officials reported that the strikes killed at least 13 people, including 11 children, a woman, and an elderly man, in Khost, Kunar, and Paktika provinces. Islamabad stated the 'calibrated strikes' targeted militant hideouts in response to recent attacks in Pakistan's northwest.