Pakistan killed 'more than 80' militants in strikes on Afghanistan: Security source

A Pakistani security source told AFP on Sunday that airstrikes on neighbouring Afghanistan killed "more than 80" militants. 

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The source told AFP that the death toll was expected to rise following the overnight strikes, which Islamabad said were targeting Afghanistan-based militant groups in response to suicide bombings in Pakistan. 

AFP journalists in Afghanistan were not able to verify the toll. The Taliban government has previously denied harbouring militants.