The Taliban's Ministry of Defense strongly reacted to the overnight Pakistani airstrike on Barmal, Paktika, stating that the attack would not go unanswered, emphasizing that defending their land and Sovereignty was their legitimate right.

A Taliban government official says Pakistan’s airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children.

After airstrikes in Afghanistan's Paktika province, Pakistan defended its counter-terrorism operations aimed at protecting citizens from threats like TTP. The Pakistani Foreign Office emphasized respect for Afghan sovereignty while highlighting intelligence-based operations.