Afghan Taliban forces targeted “several points” in neighboring Pakistan, Afghanistan’s defense ministry said on Saturday, days after Pakistani aircraft carried out aerial bombardment inside Afghanistan.

Kabul, Afghanistan - In a significant escalation of cross-border tensions, Afghanistan's Defence Ministry announced on Saturday that its forces conducted retaliatory strikes inside Pakistan . The response follows a deadly airstrike by Pakistan in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province last week that reportedly killed dozens,

Officials say rare Pakistani airstrikes have targeted multiple suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside neighboring Afghanistan, dismantling a training facility and killing some insurgents.