India, Sept. 22 -- At least 30 people, including children and women, were killed in airstrikes carried out by the Pakistan Air Force in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday, NDTV reported.

The Pakistan Air Force dropped at least eight LS-6 bombs on the Matre Dara village located in the Tirah Valley at around 2am, according to reports. Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were the target of the attack.

According to the police, Pakistani Taliban fighters stored bomb-making material in a compound, which exploded during the strikes. It is expected that the toll will increase, given that several houses were damaged in the attack.

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