Afghanistan, 46 useless in Pakistani airstrikes | EUROtoday

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At least 46 folks – together with many ladies and youngsters – had been killed in airstrikes carried out by Pakistan in japanese Afghanistan. This was reported by the spokesperson of the Taliban authorities who speaks of assaults carried out within the district of Barmal, within the province of Paktika”, said Zabihullah Mujahid also reporting 6 injured.

The Ministry of Defense in Kabul denounced the “barbaric” attacks and promised to respond to this “apparent aggression”:

“The Islamic Emirate will not let this cowardly attack go unanswered, but will instead regard the defense of its territory and sovereignty as an inalienable right,” the ministry said in a statement.

Since the Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021, border tensions between the two countries have increased.

Pakistan accuses Afghanistan

Pakistan claims that armed teams, such because the Pakistani Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), conduct deliberate assaults from Afghan soil, throughout a extremely porous border.