New Delhi:
India on Monday “unequivocally” condemned the Pakistani assault on civilians in Afghanistan, saying it was Islamabad’s “previous follow” responsible its neighbours for its inside failure. Kabul has claimed that Pakistani airstrikes on the Paktika province of Afghanistan on December 24 final yr resulted within the demise of at the very least 51 folks, together with girls and youngsters.
Responding to media queries concerning airstrikes on Afghan civilians, the Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal mentioned, “We have famous the media reviews on airstrikes on Afghan civilians, together with girls and youngsters, during which a number of treasured lives have been misplaced.”
“We unequivocally condemn any assault on harmless civilians. It is an previous follow of Pakistan responsible its neighbours for its personal inside failures. We have additionally famous the response of an Afghan spokesperson on this regard,” he added.
Our response to media queries concerning airstrikes on Afghan civilians: pic.twitter.com/UsrkFGJVBZ
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) January 6, 2025
Pakistani Airstrike On Afghanistan
In uncommon airstrikes, Pakistan on December 24 focused a number of suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside neighbouring Afghanistan, ensuing within the demise of at the very least 51 folks, together with girls and youngsters. The strikes have been carried out in a mountainous space in Paktika province bordering Pakistan. The airstrikes affected seven villages, significantly Laman, the place 5 members of a single household have been killed within the assault.
In the aftermath of the strike, tensions escalated on the border, with the Taliban warning of retaliation towards the Pakistani aggression.
“Afghanistan considers this brutal act a blatant violation of all worldwide rules and an apparent act of aggression,” Enayatullah Khowrazmi, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defence, mentioned in an announcement. “The Islamic Emirate won’t go away this cowardly act unanswered.”
Following this, safety officers from each nations reported sporadic combating between border forces alongside Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and Afghanistan’s Khost province.