Pakistan’s military on Tuesday rejected accusations from the Taliban government that it carried out airstrikes inside Afghanistan, where an overnight raid reportedly killed 10 people near the Durand Line.“Pakistan has not attacked Afghanistan,” army spokesperson lieutenant general Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on state broadcaster PTV, calling the Afghan administration’s allegations “baseless.”
“Whenever Pakistan attacks someone, it announces it,” Sharif Chaudhry said.He further added, “In our view, there are no good and bad Taliban.”Afghanistan, however, strongly condemned Pakistan for strikes in Paktika, Khost and Kunar provinces, calling them a direct violation of its sovereignty and a breach of international norms. The Taliban government said it would respond “at an appropriate time.”Afghan government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said Pakistan’s “hostile actions” reflected the “ongoing failures of Pakistan’s military regime,” adding that defending Afghanistan’s airspace, territory and citizens was its “legitimate right.”
