February 22, New Delhi: Pakistan launched attacks on militant targets in Afghanistan on Saturday. The Taliban said that women and children were among the dozens killed and injured in the attacks. The Afghan defence ministry vowed an appropriate response at a suitable time.
Pakistan's information ministry said the attacks involved "intelligence-based selective targeting of seven terrorist camps and hideouts" belonging to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan as well as the Islamic State Khorasan Province along the Afghan border.
In a statement, it added that it had "conclusive evidence" that the attacks were carried out by Khwarij, a term it uses to refer to the Pakistani Taliban. Kabul has repeatedly denied allowing militants to use Afghan territory to stage attacks in Pakistan.
