The Taliban claimed it launched airstrikes on an alleged ISIS hideout in Pakistan's Balochistan province, while Islamabad said its security forces intercepted and shot down four rudimentary drones. The latest exchange marks another escalation in tensions between the neighbouring countries

The Taliban-led Afghan government has lodged a "strong and resolute protest" with Pakistan after cross-border airstrikes in the eastern provinces of Paktia, Paktika and Kunar reportedly killed 36 civilians, including women and children, and injured 163 others