Pakistan launches deadly strikes in Afghanistan

Pakistan said on Sunday it launched multiple airstrikes targeting militants in neighbouring Afghanistan, where the government reported children were among dozens of people killed and wounded.



The overnight attacks were the most extensive since border clashes last October killed more than 70 people on both sides and wounded hundreds.



Islamabad said it hit seven sites along the border region targeting Afghanistan-based militant groups "in the aftermath of recent suicide bombing incidents in Pakistan".



The military targeted the Pakistani Taliban and its associates, as well as an affiliate of the Islamic State group.



Afghanistan's defence ministry said "dozens of innocent civilians, including women and children, were martyred and wounded" when strikes hit a madrasa and homes in Nangarhar and Paktika provinces.