Fresh strikes hit Kunar and Paktika amid rising border tensions
Kunar airstrike
Pakistan launched a new round of aerial attacks within Afghan territory on Monday.
The attacks targeted Kunar and Paktika provinces.
Three people died in Kunar, according to Afghan officials.
Others were injured in the process.
The Kunar attack took place at about 3 a.m. local time.
The officials said that the attack took place in the Nurgal district.
A civilian residence was heavily damaged in the process.
According to reports, three people belonging to one family died in the attack.
It was also reported that four people were injured in the attack.
Pakistani planes also conducted an attack on the Barmal district of Paktika province.
Reports suggest that two separate attacks took place in the Rakha and Torkandi districts.
One attack targeted an unoccupied house.
The other attacked a previous store.
The latest attacks took place amidst rising tensions between the two nations.
Both countries have been blaming each other for militant attacks along their shared border for many years now.
Islamabad says that Kabul shelters the TTP militants.
Kabul has denied these claims many times.
These strikes came after an attack on Pakistani soil.
A police station in northwestern Pakistan was attacked.
At least 16 people were killed in the attack.
The latest strikes may further deteriorate the bilateral ties.
Both countries have witnessed their worst clash in years recently.
Durand Line is another area of dispute.
More violence may pose dangers for border areas.
