Taliban Warns 'Definite' Retaliation After Pakistan Airstrikes in Afghanistan

• Afghanistan's Taliban leadership has warned of retaliation following Pakistan's cross-border airstrikes, viewing the action as a violation of sovereignty.
• Sources close to the Taliban leadership stated they are assessing the strikes and damage, accusing Islamabad of breaching Afghan airspace.
• Urgent meetings were convened in Kabul and Kandahar, with a source confirming, "We will strike back at the perfect time" and "Kabul will definitely retaliate."
• Taliban informed mediators (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey) that Pakistan violated existing understandings, while consistently denying accusations of harboring militants.
• Pakistan conducted "intelligence-based, selective targeting" of seven militant camps inside Afghanistan, citing "conclusive evidence" of Afghanistan-based leadership directing recent suicide attacks.