Pakistan confirmed conducting airstrikes on militants' hideouts in Afghanistan, which led to the death of 46 people, including civilians. The Afghan leadership strongly condemned these strikes, labeling them as a violation of sovereignty.

Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch in a weekly briefing on Thursday confirmed that Pakistani conducted airstrikes in Afghanistan and killed terrorists on the solid evidence and operation-based action.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan’s airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children, a Taliban government official said Wednesday, raising fears of further straining the relations between the two neighbors.