Taliban on Sunday warned Pakistan for recent air strikes in Khost and Kunar Province in Afghanistan where more than 40 civilians lost their lives, Ani’s news agency reported.Zabiullah Mujahid, Deputy Minister of Information and Culture said, “Pakistan should not test the patience of the Afghan people or must be ready to face the consequences.”
“We try our best to solve problems through diplomatic channels and negotiations. Such laws will create tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan which will lead to conflicts that support anyone,” Mujahid, who is also the Chief of a Taliban spokesman, who was also said.Condemning Pakistani air strikes recently, Mujahid said that repetition of these steps would have a terrible implication, Ani quoted The Khaama Press.
On Saturday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Taliban regime summoned the Afghan Messenger of Pakistan Mansoor Ahmed Khan in Kabul and asked for the prevention of the strike in the future.Pakistani aircraft bombed civilians in the sperta district in Southeast Khost Province which killed at least 60 civilians, said Khaama Press. Pakistani foreign offices do not have a confirmed strike, or speak if they are carried out by airplanes, which will be the first time a military attack is officially confirmed. Pakistani Embassy in Kabul denied it carrying out air strikes.
Islamabad on Sunday said that the incident of security forces was attacked from Afghanistan had risen, and asked the Taliban authority to act against the perpetrators.”Terrorists use Afghan land with impunity to carry out activities in Pakistan,” said an extraordinarily hard ministry statement in the language, AP reported.Airstrikes came a few days after seven Pakistani soldiers were killed in North Waziristan. This area borders the province of East Afghanistan where air strikes are said to have occurred.
Taliban, who paired Afghanistan control last August after US forces left the country hit by a war after 20 years, said they had controlled cross-border attacks.The UN assistance mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expressed concern at the incident.”Unama is very concerned about reports of civilian casualties, including women and children, as a result of air strikes in Khost & Kunar Province,” said the body on Twitter, adding it to establish facts and verify losses.