A Taliban government spokesperson said on Monday that Pakistani airstrikes killed at leaset eight people, including three children, in border regions of Afghanistan.

Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesperson, said Pakistani aircraft struck civilian homes in Khost and Paktika provinces near the border with Pakistan at around 3:00 a.m. local time (2230 GMT). 

According to Mujahid, all eight people killed were women and children.

The early morning strikes came two days after insurgents killed seven soldiers in a suicide bombing targeting a Pakistan army post near the Afghan border.

This is a developing story and will be updated…

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