Daily brief
Pakistan carried out airstrikes inside Afghanistan, with security sources claiming to have killed dozens of militants from the Pakistani Taliban. Afghanistan's Taliban government reported the strikes killed and wounded dozens of people, including civilians. The action follows a recent surge in attacks in Pakistan that Islamabad blames on militants based in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan's Taliban government vowed an 'appropriate and measured response' to the Pakistani airstrikes.
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari stated the country's action in Afghanistan was rooted in its right to self-defence.