Pakistani strikes on sites in Afghanistan… 36 people killed and 163 injured

Announced PakistanOn Monday, it launched air strikes at night in eastern Afghanistan targeting militants, in response to the bloody attacks it was subjected to.

Afghan authorities said that the Pakistani strikes led to the death of 38 civilians and the injury of 163 others.

A minister saidPakistani Media Ataullah Tarar said in a statement that "Three targets in Paktia, Paktika and Kunar were destroyed by accurate strikes"He pointed out that the attack also included ground operations in the border areas that targeted "The group of free people" Armed, which is sometimes linked to movement "Taliban Pakistan".

Tarrare added that Pakistani operations came in response to an attack that killed three paramilitary forces in the southern city of Karachi on Saturday, as well as recent violence in the border states.

For his part, the spokesman for the Taliban government, Zabihullah Mujahid, said on Monday that the Pakistani raids in eastern Afghanistan resulted in the death or injury of dozens of civilians.

Mujahid denounced in a statement on the X platform the Pakistani military strikes, which he described as "A cowardly act of aggression"

Pakistan has launched a series of air strikes on Afghanistan in recent months, the most recent earlier this month.

Islamabad accuses the Taliban government of harboring militants behind the escalation of attacks, especially the Taliban movement. "Taliban Pakistan" Which has been waging a violent rebellion against Pakistan for years.

On the other hand, Kabul denies using Afghan lands to harbor militants, and confirms that previous Pakistani raids led to the killing of civilians.

The borders between the two neighboring countries remain largely closed since the escalation of violence in October, which led to the freezing of bilateral trade exchanges.