Taliban foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, discussed Pakistan’s recent airstrikes in Afghanistan during a phone call with Rosemary DiCarlo, the United Nations under-secretary-general for political and peacebuilding affairs.
According to a ministry statement, Muttaqi said similar Pakistani attacks over the past four years had targeted only civilians.
Zia Ahmad Takal, head of public relations at the Taliban Foreign Ministry, wrote on X on Tuesday that Muttaqi said no armed individuals whom Pakistan claimed were present and targeted were killed in the latest strikes. He said this showed Pakistan’s claims were unfounded.
Muttaqi also said there are no armed groups operating in Afghanistan and that diplomats and other parties are free to visit the site of the strike to assess the situation.
The ministry said DiCarlo expressed sympathy over the reported killing of civilians and said she would raise the issue with UN member states and other relevant parties.
