We try our best to resolve the issue through diplomatic channels and negotiations. Sabiullah Mujahid, who is also a key spokesman for the Taliban, said such actions would create tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan and lead to a situation that would not benefit anyone.
The Mujahideen condemned the recent airstrikes by Pakistan, saying that repeating such moves would have “serious repercussions”, the Qama Press reported.
On Saturday, the Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Mansour Ahmed Khan, Afghanistan’s envoy to Pakistan, to Kabul to prevent such attacks in the future.
Khama Press reports that Pakistani planes bombed the homes of civilians in the Soupera district of the southeastern Khost province, killing at least 60 people. The Pakistan Foreign Office has not confirmed the attack, nor has it addressed whether it was carried out by air, this is the first time the military incursion has been officially confirmed. The Pakistani embassy in Kabul has denied allegations of airstrikes.
The Pakistani government said on Sunday that the number of attacks on its security forces in Afghanistan had increased and called on the Taliban authorities to take action against the perpetrators. “The militants are using Afghan soil to carry out operations inside Pakistan,” the Pakistani foreign ministry alleged, the AP reported.
The airstrikes came days after seven Pakistani soldiers were killed in North Waziristan. The area is on the border with the eastern Afghan province, where the airstrikes are said to have taken place.
The Taliban, which regained control of Afghanistan last August after U.S. troops left the country 20 years later, said they had controlled cross-border attacks. The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed concern over the incident.
“UNAMA is deeply concerned about reports of civilian deaths, including women and children, as a result of airstrikes in the Khost and Kunar provinces,” UNAMA said on Twitter, working to establish the facts and verify the damage.
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