Pakistan Airstrikes Kill Dozens of Civilians in Afghanistan

Pakistan carried out airstrikes and ground assaults in eastern Afghanistan, targeting militant hideouts, but Afghan officials said 36 civilians were killed.

The operation was a response to a series of militant attacks across Pakistan, most notably the killing of paramilitary forces in Karachi.

Afghanistan condemned the strikes as acts of aggression, further straining relations between the two neighbors.

The violence underscores the fragile security situation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.