Taliban Summon Pakistani Envoy to Protest Military Strikes, 36 Dead

Demonstrators hold a banner during a protest against Pakistani airstrikes in Khost, Afghanistan, on April 16, 2022. AFP via Getty Images

KABUL—Taliban authorities on Saturday summoned Pakistan’s ambassador in Kabul to protest against military strikes inside Afghanistan by Pakistani forces.

Residents and a local Taliban official said 36 people were killed in air strikes on Friday by Pakistani aircraft entering Afghan airspace. Pakistan denied it carried out the strikes.