News Center- A Taliban government spokesperson said on Monday that Pakistani airstrikes killed at least eight people, women and children, in border regions of Afghanistan.

 The spokesperson said Pakistani airplanes targeted civilian homes in Khost and Paktika provinces near the border with Pakistan at around 3:00 a.m. local time (2230 GMT). According to the spokesperson, all eight people killed were women and children.

On Saturday, a suicide bombing targeted a Pakistan army post near the Afghan border, killing seven soldiers. During the funeral of the soldiers, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari promised a strong response. The early morning airstrikes in Afghanistan came two days after the suicide bomb.