KABUL, Afghanistan - Pakistani air strikes on two Afghan provinces during the night left at least 10 civilians dead, as reported on Thursday, Afghanistan and the United Nations, and the cross-border conflict between the two countries shows no sign of a decline. TensionsPakistan Stretch Defends Attacks
The Ministry of Information of Pakistan stated that its attacks were directed at the hiding places of militants in two locations and that initial reports indicated that 22 militants had died. It did not immediately address the reports of civilian victims. His claim that the militants had died could not be independently verified immediately.
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan confirmed that at least 10 civilians, most children, were killed in attacks on the southern province of Helmand and the eastern province of Kunar. He added that nine people were injured in the bombing.
