Karzai Calls on Pakistan to Stop Airstrikes and Embrace Mutual Respect
Karzai denounces reported Pakistani airstrikes on Kabul as Taliban and Pakistani officials issue competing claims over mounting cross-border conflict.
Former Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai said Pakistani aircraft once again bombed areas in Kabul, Kandahar and Paktia, condemning the strikes as violations of Afghanistan’s sovereignty.
In a statement posted on X on Thursday night, Karzai said the Afghan people would defend their country with unity and courage, adding that Pakistan could not resolve problems it had created through violence and bombardment. He urged Islamabad to adopt a policy of good neighborliness and mutual respect instead of military action.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has previously claimed that Taliban forces killed 40 Pakistani soldiers and seized multiple military posts along the Durand Line, describing the clashes as a response to cross-border aggression.
Mujahid also said Pakistani airstrikes targeted several provinces, including Kabul and Nangarhar, but claimed that no casualties were reported from those attacks. These assertions have not been independently verified.
Pakistani officials, meanwhile, say their operations were launched in response to what they call unprovoked attacks from Afghanistan territory. Islamabad maintains that its actions are aimed at protecting national security and countering militant threats.
According to reports aired by Geo News, Pakistani forces targeted multiple positions and claimed significant casualties among Taliban fighters, asserting that dozens were killed in ongoing operations.
Tensions between Kabul and Islamabad have sharply escalated in recent days, with both sides accusing each other of initiating hostilities. Cross-border shelling, airstrikes, and competing casualty claims have raised fears of a broader military confrontation along the volatile frontier.
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