Four civilians killed in Pakistani strikes in Afghanistan, Taliban says

"People were shouting, and there was panic all around," he said. "Afterwards, the village elder arrived and called out to the houses, asking if anyone was killed. Thankfully, no one was killed."Another local, Salamat Khan, told Reuters that "there is no military base here, nor are there any military personnel", adding "there are only the homes of ordinary civilians".EPAA Taliban security official inspects the scene of Pakistani air strikes in KhostZabihullah Mujahid labelled the attack as "reckless, careless, and hostile", and said it "will have adverse consequences for the Pakistani military".Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the strikes were "deliberate, precise, calibrated, and proportionate, and strictly limited to identified military objectives directly linked to the attempted attacks against Pakistan".The Taliban and Pakistan had enjoyed three months of relative calm, until fighting reignited following an attack on a mosque at a police compound in north-western Pakistan last week, which killed at least 31 people, according to AFP.A group linked to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which has waged a violent campaign against Pakistan for years, claimed the attack.Islamabad has accused Kabul of harbouring the TTP. Afghanistan's Taliban government denies this, saying militancy is Pakistan's internal problem.