Pakistani air strikes on Afghanistan demand 46 dead, Taliban report

Pakistani air strikes on Afghanistan demand 46 dead, Taliban report

Kabul, Afghanistan - On Tuesday, at least 46 people were killed by attacks by Pakistani military aircraft in the eastern province of Paktika in Afghanistan, among them mostly women and children, such as the Afghan Taliban. They announced to react to these attacks.

injured in bombardment

In addition, six people were injured in the bombing in four different locations in Afghanistan, the deputy spokesman Hamdullah Fitrate said on Wednesday.

Official reaction of Afghanistan

The Afghan Foreign Ministry has ordered the head of the Pakistani mission in Kabul in order to hand over a formal protest note against the bombing by Pakistani military aircraft. The diplomat was warned of the possible consequences of such acts.

brutal act of aggression

Enayatullah Khowrazmi, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, commented in a statement: "Afghanistan sees this brutal act as an obvious violation of all international principles and as a clear act of aggression. The Islamic Emirate will not react to this act."

Details about the attack

A Pakistani civil servant who wanted to remain anonymous reported Reuters that Pakistan had carried out air strikes on a warehouse of the Pakistani Taliban (TTP). The TTP has joined the Afghan Taliban and derived its name from them, but is not directly part of the government group in Afghanistan. Their declared goal is to enforce Islamic religious law in Pakistan, similar to how the Taliban in Afghanistan do.

a fatal TTP attack

A severe TTP attack in the southern Waziristan in Pakistan, which has the proximity of the alleged goal in Afghanistan, led to the death of 16 Pakistani security forces on Saturday.

identity of the victims

The Afghan Ministry of Defense identified the persons killed in the Pakistani bombing as "mainly Wazirani refugees", which indicates that they came from the Waziristan area of ​​Pakistan.

tense relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan

The relationships between the two neighboring countries are tense. Pakistan claims that several TTP attacks were started in his field from Afghan soil, but the Afghan Taliban contest. This stressed relationship became complicated in March when the Taliban Pakistan accused Pakistan of having carried out two air raids on their territory, in which five women and children were killed.

reactions in Pakistan to allegations

Pakistan said at this point in time that "intelligent anti-terrorism operations" carried out in Afghanistan, but without giving more detailed information on the operations.