Amid escalating tensions, the Taliban said that when residents gathered to rescue people after an initial attack, the area was struck again.

KABUL/ISLAMABAD -- Afghan government officials said on Monday that Pakistani airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 36 people and injured 163 others.

At least 36 civilians have been killed and more than 160 others injured in Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan, officials said. Pakistani forces launched a military operation…

The Taliban-cross-border air strikes killed 36 Afghan civilians and injured 163 others across Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar provinces. While Islamabad scrambled to justify the…