Kabul, Oct 11 (NVI) Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry has slammed Pakistan for its air strikes in Kabul and Pakitika provinces and said the Taliban regime reserves the right to defend the country’s sovereignty.
It warned that “if the situation becomes more critical following these actions, the consequences will fall on the Pakistani military.”
Pakistan carried out airstrikes ostensibly to target top leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Wali Mehsud but the Taliban regime has maintained that the said person was not in Afghanistan.
In a statement, the Afghan Defence Ministry said, “Once again, Pakistan violated Afghanistan’s airspace, bombing a civilian market in the Murgi area of Paktika near the Durand Line, and also violating the Kabul province’s territory.”
Describing it as “an unprecedented, violent, and despicable act in the history of Afghanistan and Pakistan,” the Ministry said, “We strongly condemn this violation of Afghanistan’s airspace and assert that defending our sovereignty is our right.” (NVI)
