Pakistan Afghanistan Conflict: Afghanistan has retaliated hard to the weak military challenges of Pakistan. A spokesperson for the Afghan Taliban remarked that the country has responded with renewed attack along the shared border of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Taliban military spokesman Mawlawi Wahidullah Mohammadi remarked that retaliatory operations have been initiated around 8pm local time on Thursday. Zabihullah Mujahid, the group’s chief spokesman, remarked the offensive had killed many soldiers of Pakistani army while capturing many while an F16 Aircraft was shot down.
Mujahid remarked extensive offensive operations have been launched by Afghanistan on army centres and military facilities in Pakistan along the Durand Line in the wake of repeated insurrections by the military circles of Pakistan. Up to 55 Pakistani soldiers had been killed while many were captured, as per Afghanistan’s deputy government spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat.
In response, Pakistan has started bombing Kabul and other cities of Afghanistan after fighting spread following attacks against military positions in Pakistan by Afghan forces.
In another development, Iran has offered to mediate between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Pakistan Afghanistan Conflict: “Patience Has Run Out”
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif remarked the country’s “patience has run out” with the Taliban and the country would now wage an “open war.”
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In October, relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan entered almost into a war mode before things got calmed off. It killed more than 100 people on both sides of the Durand Line.
India’s Connection
Pakistan has long accused Afghanistan of harbouring armed groups like the Pakistan Taliban to use Afghanistan as a base and initiate attacks on Pakistan.
India has condemned the attacks by Pakistan on Afghanistan. New Delhi called it as another attempt by Pakistan to externalize its internal failures.
Meanwhile, the United Nations has urged for urgent de-escalation. Stephane Dujarric, the spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, said UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urges all the involved parties to uphold their obligations under the international law and ensure the protection of civilians.
