Pakistan airstrikes on Afghanistan kill 46, sparking Taliban vow of retaliation

The articles report a series of airstrikes conducted by Pakistan in the Barmal district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, resulting in the deaths of 46 people, mostly children and women. The Taliban's defense ministry has condemned the strikes, describing them as "barbaric" and vowing retaliation. Pakistan's security officials claim the airstrikes targeted "terrorist hideouts".