Kabul vows to retaliate after Pak strikes kill 10

Afghanistan's Taliban government vowed on Tuesday to “respond appropriately” to overnight strikes it blamed on neighbouring Pakistan that killed 10 people, as tensions spiked the day after a suicide bombing in a Pakistani city.

- Agencies

An air raid on Khost province left nine children and a woman “martyred”, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid posted on X, blaming Pakistani forces and saying the target was “the house of a local civilian resident”.

Mustaghfir Gurbuz, a spokesman for the governor of Khost, said the strikes were carried out by drones and aircraft.

The nearby border regions of Kunar and Paktika were also hit, leaving at least four people wounded, government spokesman Mujahid said.