The Afghan Taliban said Pakistan targeted civilian homes and private airline Kam Air's fuel depots, killing at least six civilians and wounding more than a dozen others, AP reported on March 13. Meanwhile, Pakistan said it had struck four alleged militant targets and related infrastructure in Afghanistan overnight March 12.

The fresh strikes occurred on the heels of media reports on March 12 highlighting China's purported efforts to mediate between the warring neighbors, which may have facilitated a prior easing of Afghanistan-Pakistan clashes. The latest Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict marks their most intense and longest-lasting dispute in years.