After Pakistani Airforce carried out air strikes in Afghanistan’s Khost and Paktika, the Taliban’s Ministry of Defence on Monday warned of bad consequences for what it called was a violation of the country’s sovereignty.
In retaliation to the air strikes, Taliban said that it targeted Pakistan’s military posts with heavy weapons.
“Once again, Pakistani military and reconnaissance jets have entered Afghanistan’s territory and bombarded the homes of civilians in Barmal of Paktika and Spera of Khost,” the Taliban said in a statement.
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Meanwhile, its spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid, warned that any infringement on Afghanistan’s sovereignty would have dire repercussions.
Denouncing the Pakistani attacks, Mujahid said that Islamabad would be unable to cope with the consequences of such strikes.
“Last night around 3 AM, Pakistani aircraft bombed civilian homes in the Laman area of Barmal district in Paktika province and the Afghan Dubai area of Spera district in Khost province, resulting in 6 martyrs in Paktika, including 3 women and 3 children, and one house destroyed, and in Khost province, one house was destroyed and 2 women were martyred,” TOLO news quoted Zabihullah Mujahid as saying,
He has asked Pakistan’s new administration to refrain from harming ties with Afghanistan due to the “reckless” conduct of a few military generals and to stop attributing their failure to them.
Notably, Pakistani military aircraft carried out airstrikes in the Barmal district of Paktika province and the Afghan Dubai area of Sepera district in Khost province.
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