Taliban officials said the strikes killed 36 civilians, including women and children, while another 163 people were injured, making it one of the deadliest recent incidents along the border

Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Pakistan's Charge d'Affaires in Kabul and issued what it described as a "strong and resolute protest" over the alleged violation of Afghan airspace

The Taliban-led government condemned the strikes as a violation of international law, humanitarian principles and Afghanistan's national sovereignty

Grieving families and villagers gather in Tsamkani district of Paktia province to offer funeral prayers for those killed in the airstrikes

Islamabad confirmed carrying out the strikes, describing them as part of a "well-planned intelligence-based" operation conducted alongside ground action in the frontier region

Families clear rubble from their damaged homes in Barolo village, Kunar province, after the overnight bombardment

UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for an immediate end to hostilities, stressing that international humanitarian law requires the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure

The military action followed a deadly attack on the Pakistan Sindh Rangers' headquarters in Karachi, an assault that Pakistan linked to militant activity and that intensified already strained relations between the neighbours.