Pakistan has deployed troops and imposed a curfew after deadly protests erupted over the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader in U.S.-Israeli strikes.

The Afghan Taliban claims it targeted Pakistan's Nur Khan Airbase and other military sites with drone strikes. Pakistan says 415 Taliban personnel were killed in Operation Ghazab Lil Haq as cross-border tensions intensify.

According to the ministry, the operations were conducted by the 203 Mansouri, 201 Silab, and 205 Al-Badr Corps, resulting not only in fatalities but also in injuries to 10 Pakistani soldiers and the destruction of four military outposts.

Pakistan’s military, backed by artillery and air power, struck more military installations deep inside Afghanistan overnight and into early Saturday, after Pakistan said it was in “open war” with its eastern neighbor.

Afghanistan's Taliban Defence Ministry said on Saturday it carried out overnight airstrikes on two Pakistani military bases in response to what it described as repeated aerial aggression by the

Pakistan has lodged a formal protest with Afghanistan after a suicide attack near the border killed 11 Pakistani soldiers and a girl.

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban government said on Tuesday it had released three Pakistani soldiers captured during border clashes in October, in a move mediated by Saudi Arabia amid strained ties and a prolonged frontier closure between the two neighbours.

The separatist militant group, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), has claimed it has captured several Pakistani security forces personnel, challenging the reported denial by the Pakistani military that the men are its soldiers.