Taliban says Pakistani airstrikes killed at least 13 in Afghanistan

World Pakistani airstrikes kill at least 13 in Afghanistan, Taliban says, as neighbors' war reignites June 10, 2026 / 9:30 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Pakistan launched new airstrikes on Afghanistan early Wednesday in a further escalation of months of fighting between the neighbors that has killed hundreds of people. The strikes, which Afghanistan's Taliban rulers said hit the eastern provinces of Khost, Kunar and Paktika, shattered more than a month of calm in the war.Taliban regime spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told CBS News producer Sami Yousafzai that 13 people were killed, including 11 children, one woman and an elderly man, and that 14 other civilians were wounded. Pakistan confirmed it had carried out strikes but said they were "precise and calibrated," targeting militant hideouts and infrastructure linked to recent terror attacks inside Pakistan. Pakistani officials said 26 militants were killed.The two sides often give widely differing casualty figures. Afghan men gather to offer funeral prayers for Pakistani airstrike victims at Mani village in Spera district, Khost province on June 10, 2026. AFP via Getty Images Pakistan and Afghanistan have engaged in deadly fighting since late February, when Afghanistan's Taliban forces launched a cross-border attack on Pakistan in retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes. Several rounds of internationally mediated peace talks have failed to produce a lasting truce.Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of harboring militants that carry out deadly attacks inside Pakistan, including the Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP. The group is separate from but allied with the Afghan Taliban, which has ruled Afghanistan since it retook power over the country in 2021, amid the chaotic withdrawal of U.S.-led forces. Taliban officials in Kabul deny Pakistan's allegations. In a post on X, Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said "precise and calibrated strikes were carried out along Pakistan...