Pakistan has not confirmed any involvement in airstrikes inside Afghanistan’s borders. (Representational)
Kabul:
Afghanistan’s performing defence minister mentioned on Sunday that the Taliban administration wouldn’t tolerate “invasions” from its neighours after protesting towards airstrikes it says had been carried out by neighbouring Pakistan.
The feedback come after the Taliban administration blamed Pakistan for airstrikes that officers say killed dozens in Kunar and Khost provinces.
Pakistan, which has not confirmed any involvement in airstrikes inside Afghanistan’s borders, mentioned the 2 international locations are “brotherly international locations”.
“We face issues and challenges from each the world and our neighbors, the clear instance is invasion by them in our territory in Kunar,” mentioned Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, performing Afghan defence minister, at a ceremony in Kabul commemorating the anniversary of the dying of his father, Taliban founder Mullah Mohammad Omar.
“We will not tolerate the invasion. Now we have tolerated that assault. We tolerated that due to nationwide pursuits, subsequent time we would not tolerate it,” he mentioned.
Pakistan’s international workplace spokesperson mentioned when requested for touch upon Yaqoob’s feedback that Pakistan hoped for longterm engagement with Afghanistan to safe peace.
“Pakistan and Afghanistan are brotherly international locations. The governments and folks of each international locations regard terrorism as a severe risk and have suffered from this scourge for very long time … due to this fact, it is necessary that our two international locations interact in a significant method by way of related institutional channels to cooperate in countering cross border terrorism and taking actions towards terrorist teams on their soil,” the spokesperson mentioned.
The Taliban administration’s international ministry final week known as in Pakistan’s ambassador to protest towards the strikes. Native officers mentioned the strikes by Pakistan army helicopters killed 36 folks.
The United Nation’s youngsters’s company head in Afghanistan mentioned that 20 youngsters had been killed in airstrikes in Khost and Kunar on April 16.
For the reason that Taliban took over Afghanistan in August, there have been quite a few standoffs alongside the two,600-km (1,615-mile) border with Pakistan – drawn by British colonial rulers and disputed by Kabul.
More and more annoyed by persevering with assaults, Pakistan’s army has stepped up operations alongside the Afghan border in current months.
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