Pakistan launched deadly airstrikes on Afghanistan’s Paktika province, killing at least 46 people, mostly women and children. The Afghan Taliban condemned the attack as a violation of international principles and vowed retaliation.

The first cross-border strike inside Afghanistan since March came after a spate of attacks by the Pakistan Taliban.

The death count in the bombardment by Pakistani military aircraft in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province on Tuesday mounted to 46. The Taliban government said most of the victims were children and women.