Pakistani military aircraft carried out airstrikes on parts of Kunar and Paktika provinces early today.
According to Taliban government officials three members of a family, including one woman and two men were killed and four others were injured in one of the strikes in Nurgal district of Kunar.
The Taliban government says civilians and livestock were also among the casualties.
Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, however, claimed that 28 militants were killed in the operation.
Zabihullah Mujahid spokesperson for the Taliban government, said the attacks “will not go unanswered.”
