Afghan Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi accused Pakistan on Friday (October 10) of carrying out airstrikes near its borders, calling it a “mistake,” as Islamabad said it was taking action against militants. Eleven more Pakistani soldiers were killed on Friday in a clash with militants in the Tirah area close to the Afghan border, according to Pakistani security officials. Islamabad says militants of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan group operate from Afghanistan, a charge denied by Kabul. “In the border areas, which are our remote areas, there have been some attacks. We condemn it.

Afghan Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi accused Pakistan on Friday (October 10) of carrying out airstrikes near its borders, calling it a “mistake,” as Islamabad said it…

The escalation comes days after Pakistan was accused of bombing a market inside Afghanistan.