Pakistan Conducts Airstrikes in Afghanistan Amid Cross-Border Clashes; Taliban Leadership Unconfirmed Target

Pakistan launched airstrikes inside Afghanistan targeting militant hideouts, including groups like Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and Islamic State-Khorasan Province, amid escalating cross-border clashes. Claims circulated online that the Taliban's supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, was targeted or killed, but neither Pakistani nor Taliban officials have confirmed this. The Taliban acknowledged the strikes but reported no casualties or damage to leadership sites. The conflict has heightened regional security concerns, focusing attention on Taliban leadership.