Pakistan accused of killing eight women and children in Afghanistan air strikes

According to the BBC, Following allegations by the Taliban that it had killed eight women and children in Afghanistan, Pakistan acknowledged conducting "intelligence-based anti-terrorist operations" there.

An official statement on the operation did not include any precise details.

It did, however, clarify that it was a reaction to a militant attack that claimed the lives of seven Pakistani soldiers on Saturday. The Taliban said that the "reckless" attacks had struck "civilian homes" and denied any connection to the militant group.

In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter), Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Taliban government, cautioned Pakistan not to "blame Afghanistan for the lack of control and problems in its own territory".

"Such incidents can have very bad consequences which will not be in Pakistans control," he stated.

Pakistan has reported an increase in the number of militant attacks it has to deal with. On Monday, the country accused "certain elements among those in power" of "actively patronising" the militant group Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and of "using them as a proxy against Pakistan".

Four Pakistani civilians wounded in cross-border shelling

According to Al Jazeera, At least four Pakistani civilians were injured by shelling from across the border, the hospital administration in Kurram district said.

An official told Al Jazeera, "Mortar firing began early in the morning and lasted for couple of hours." Four injured civilians were admitted to a district hospital by us. They were all released later and are all stable.

Separately, military sources in Kurram district reported that the shelling had injured at least three military personnel.

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Source Link 1: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68595112
Source Link 2: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/3/18/pakistan-taliban-attacks-live-exchange-of-fire-at-border-after-8-killed