Afghanistan Files Complaint Against Pakistan At UN Security Council Over Airstrikes

Norwegian authorities said they have played no role in facilitating the arrangement and reiterated that they have not been involved in enabling the cooperation.

Denmark’s Immigration Service said 57 Afghan nationals are facing deportation following criminal convictions and the rejection of their asylum applications. In recent months, Germany and Austria have also established contact with the Taliban to facilitate the return of Afghan migrants.

Danish authorities stressed that engagement with the Taliban does not amount to formal recognition of the group and that dialogue is confined to consular matters.

Andreas Kravik, state secretary at Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the Afghan embassy in Oslo also represents Denmark and Iceland. He said Norway does not play a decisive role in the bilateral relations between those countries and the Afghan embassy.

Kravik did not rule out the possibility that Oslo could deport Afghan asylum seekers, saying any such decision would have to be reviewed by Norway’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security.

He added that Norwegian immigration authorities assess the human rights situation in Afghanistan and adhere to the principle of non-refoulement, which prohibits returning asylum seekers to countries deemed unsafe.

Although he did not explicitly mention the United States, Mujahid said the Pakistani army’s current policies were a continuation of its cooperation with Washington during the period of US military presence in Afghanistan.

In an interview with TOLOnews, Mujahid said the Taliban bore no hostility towards Pakistan as a country but had differences with what he described as the ruling military establishment.

Asked about possible retaliatory measures, Mujahid said a response was forthcoming and urged observers to wait.

Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External Affairs, denounced the strikes and said New Delhi supports Afghanistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

In previous rounds of clashes between Pakistan and the Taliban, several countries, including Russia, Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye, called for restraint.

In October 2025, following border clashes between the Taliban and Pakistan, Saudi Arabia urged the dispute to be resolved through dialogue, saying such an approach would ease tensions and safeguard regional security. Turkiye and Iran similarly called on both sides to exercise restraint. As tensions escalated along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, Russia also appealed for calm.

However, after the latest Pakistani strikes inside Afghanistan, even Russia, described as the only country to recognise the Taliban administration, has not publicly responded.

The Taliban described Pakistan’s attacks as a clear violation of Afghanistan’s national sovereignty and international law, as well as a breach of good neighbourly relations and Islamic principles. The group said 18 people were killed.

Pakistan said about 70 militants were killed in the strikes.

Islamabad has repeatedly accused India of backing Baloch insurgents and has alleged that the Afghan Taliban cooperate with New Delhi.

In a statement, the army said the assault was carried out using Afghan soil and pledged to show no restraint in pursuing those responsible, saying it would retaliate against the perpetrators wherever they may be.

The military accused the Taliban of once again failing to prevent insurgents from using Afghan territory to carry out terrorist operations inside Pakistan.

It added that militants, described as “Khawarij”, continued to stage attacks in Pakistan from across the border, violating the sanctity of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

The Taliban have not responded to the latest statement. However, their spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid, has previously denied that fighters from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan or Baloch separatists are operating from Afghan soil, accusing Pakistan of shifting blame for its security failures onto Afghanistan.

Earlier Saturday, the army said insurgents attacked a security forces convoy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing a lieutenant colonel and a soldier. It said five members of the Pakistani Taliban were also killed in the ensuing exchange of fire.

A joint statement did not provide precise figures for the number of victims or detainees.

In a statement issued on Saturday, 21 February, the UN experts said the majority of those arrested or killed in the nationwide protests were civilians, including children. The statement noted that the victims came from diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds and included Afghan nationals.

Iranian authorities have not released official figures on Afghan casualties or detainees linked to the recent unrest.

The UN experts called on the Iranian authorities to disclose the fate and whereabouts of those detained and urged Tehran to halt all executions and punishments imposed on protesters.

They said families across Iran have been unable to locate relatives in hospitals, detention centres or among the deceased in forensic facilities.

US President Donald Trump recently claimed that 32,000 people were killed in Iran within a short period. Iran International previously reported that at least 36,500 people had died during protests across the country. Time magazine has published similar figures. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has confirmed 3,117 deaths.