India on Monday “unequivocally” condemned Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan, saying it’s Islamabad’s previous observe in charge its neighbours for its inside failures.
The assertion by the Indian Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) comes after Pakistan carried out airstrikes in jap Afghanistan final week which resulted in 46 fatalities, predominantly ladies and kids, in accordance with a Taliban authorities official.
“We’ve got famous the media experiences on airstrikes on Afghan civilians, together with ladies and kids, during which a number of valuable lives have been misplaced. We unequivocally condemn any assault on harmless civilians,” Exterior Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal wrote on X (previously Twitter).
Our response to media queries concerning airstrikes on Afghan civilians:https://t.co/59QC0N6mOY pic.twitter.com/UsrkFGJVBZ
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) January 6, 2025
“It’s an previous observe of Pakistan in charge its neighbours for its personal inside failures. We’ve got additionally famous the response of an Afghan spokesperson on this regard,” he mentioned, in response to queries concerning the strikes on Afghan civilians.
Pakistan had claimed that the strikes have been aimed toward focusing on militants’ hideouts in Afghanistan. “The intelligence-based operation was carried out by Pakistani safety forces within the border areas of Afghanistan,” Pakistan Overseas Workplace spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch mentioned at a press briefing. She added that the operation was carried out “primarily based on threats to the safety of Pakistani residents”.
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