Reported Pakistani Strike Kills Three in Afghan Province

At least three people were killed and several others injured in a reported Pakistani airstrike on Afghanistan’s northeastern Kunar province, according to a provincial official cited by Tolo News. The strike came two days after an attack on a police facility in northwestern Pakistan and reportedly followed Islamabad’s claims that militants operating from Afghan territory were behind attacks in Pakistan. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid rejected those allegations, warned that any strike would violate Afghan sovereignty and said Kabul would respond militarily. The escalation has raised fears of renewed open conflict between the neighboring countries, which experienced their worst military confrontation in years in February.