Pakistan Is Hostile To An Independent Afghanistan, Says India
India’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned Pakistan’s recent airstrikes inside Afghanistan, saying the attacks had killed civilians and damaged infrastructure.
India’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned Pakistan’s recent airstrikes inside Afghanistan, saying the attacks had killed civilians and damaged infrastructure.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said New Delhi opposed actions that undermined what he described as an independent Afghanistan.
In a statement responding to the latest Pakistani strikes, Jaiswal called the attacks another example of aggression and stressed the need to respect Afghanistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Pakistan has carried out several rounds of airstrikes over the past week in the Afghan cities of Kabul, Paktia and Kandahar. Taliban forces have responded with cross-border fire and drone attacks targeting Islamabad.
India has offered political support to the Taliban during the tensions. The United States has backed Pakistan, while China’s special envoy has been travelling between the two sides in an effort to mediate.
Pakistan says the strikes targeted Taliban military facilities. The United Nations has confirmed that some of the attacks also caused civilian casualties.
