Pakistan said that it had carried out strikes along the border with Afghanistan, targeting hideouts of militants it blames for recent attacks inside the country.

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Islamabad did not say in precisely which areas the strikes were carried out or provide details. There was no immediate comment from Kabul.

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In comments before dawn on Sunday, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar wrote on X that the military conducted what he described as “intelligence-based, selective operations” against seven camps belonging to the Pakistani Taliban, also known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, and its affiliates. He said an affiliate of the Islamic State group was also targeted in the border region.