Pakistani airstrikes and ground operations entered Afghanistan's Paktia, Paktika and Kunar provinces on Sunday, killing at least 100 people and wounding more, according to Taliban officials.

The Pakistan government has long accused Afghanistan of providing sanctuary to militants who carry out attacks inside Pakistan, a claim the Taliban government denies. The two nations agreed to a ceasefire in October after weeks of fighting, but the arrangement has since broken down. Border clashes and airstrikes in the region have resulted in dozens of deaths in recent months.

Twenty‑nine militants were reported killed in strikes aimed at hideouts, Pakistan's information minister Attaullah Tarar said. He added that the operation was a response to recent terrorist attacks against civilians. Casualties were concentrated in the village of Mandikhel in Paktika province, Taliban officials said. The attacks occurred a day after three members of the Sindh Rangers were killed in Karachi and a suicide attack killed three militants; a fourth individual, described as an Afghan, was arrested. Jamaat‑ul‑Ahrar, a splinter group of the Pakistan Taliban, claimed responsibility for the Saturday attack. Both the Pakistan Taliban and Jamaat‑ul‑Ahrar are listed by the United Nations as banned organizations. Pakistan maintains that its forces targeted militant positions, while the Taliban government asserted that the strikes hit civilian homes. The BBC has not independently verified the casualty figures reported by either side.

The durability of the October ceasefire remains in doubt as both governments continue to exchange accusations.