The Afghan Taliban's deputy government spokesperson accused Pakistan of carrying out fresh cross-border strikes on May 4, claiming the attacks hit two schools, two mosques and a health center in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least three people and wounding another 14 others, AP reported the same day. Pakistan's information ministry rejected Afghanistan's accusations, claiming images linked to the alleged attacks showed damage "inconsistent with artillery impact."

Afghanistan and Pakistan's ongoing conflict began in late February, and Pakistan's defense minister has characterized it as "open war." The alleged May 4 attacks come on the heels of April 27 clashes that marked a re-escalation of violence following what had been a days-long decline in the conflict's intensity.