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Afghanistan summons Pakistani ambassador over Khost, Kunar strikes
Afghanistan’s foreign ministry on Saturday summoned Pakistan’s ambassador, Mansoor Ahmad Khan, to lodge protest over recent airstrikes by the Pakistani military in Khost and Kunar provinces.
Dozens of people, including women and children, have reportedly been killed in the airstrikes.
Afghan acting foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, told the Pakistani envoy that military aggression by Pakistan should be prevented as it strains relations between the two neighbors, according to a statement from foreign ministry.
He also said that ill-wishers of the two countries would exploit tensions between the two countries.
Afghan deputy defense minister, Mullah Shirin Akhund, was also present at the meeting, and the Afghan side submitted a letter of protest to the envoy to share it with high-level authorities of Pakistan.
Pakistan Amy jets carried out airstrikes in a number of villages in the Spera district of Khost province in eastern Afghanistan before dawn on Saturday, local media reported citing officials.
Local residents said that at least 30 people, including women and children, were killed in the attacks. The dead were members of two families, according to reports.
Separately, the Pakistani army also carried out airstrikes in some parts of Kunar province, local media reported.
At least five children and a woman were killed in the airstrikes in Shaltan district, local residents said.
Pakistani authorities have not made any official comment on the airstrikes so far.
Local media in Pakistan reported that the attacks targeted members of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s foreign ministry has summoned the Afghan charge d’affaires in Islamabad to lodge protest over the cross-border attack on Thursday, local media reported.
The ministry in a statement said that Pakistan strongly condemned such cross-border firing incidents and demanded strict action against those responsible.
Pakistan also demanded the Afghan charge d’affaires to ask the Kabul administration for enhancing the security measures in the border areas and make bilateral contacts more effective to avoid such incidents, according to the statement.
Iran has executed a disabled 29-year-old Afghan citizen found guilty of murder, a human rights group reported on Sunday.
The Hengaw Human Rights Organization reported that Wali Jan Noorzai’s execution was carried out on Wednesday at the central prison in Rafsanjan, Kerman Province.
According to the report, Noorzai was arrested by Iranian security forces in Rafsanjan three years ago on charges of “premeditated murder” and was later sentenced to death by Iran’s judiciary.
Hengaw said Noorzai was injured by gunfire from Iranian police during his arrest and lost his ability to walk as a result of his injuries.
He spent the past three years in prison using a wheelchair, and his execution was ultimately carried out while he was still in the wheelchair.
Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met with Arafat Jamal, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative in Afghanistan, to discuss the safe, dignified and voluntary return of Afghan refugees and support for those returning to the country.
According to a statement from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the meeting focused on the return of Afghan refugees and measures to provide them with assistance and support following their arrival in Afghanistan.
The two sides also discussed strengthening cooperation and coordination between the Afghan government and UNHCR to improve conditions for returnees.
The meeting further addressed the need to coordinate the efforts of relevant countries and international organizations involved in, or interested in, supporting the return and reintegration of Afghan refugees.
The discussions come as the issue of Afghan refugee returns remains a key humanitarian and regional concern, with international organizations emphasizing the need for safe and dignified returns and continued assistance to returning families.
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Muttaqi, UN official discuss cooperation and Doha Process
The ministry said Muttaqi and DiCarlo also shared views on future engagement and cooperation regarding the Doha Process.
Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi held a phone call with Rosemary DiCarlo, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
According to the ministry, the two sides discussed the overall state of cooperation between the Islamic Emirate and the United Nations and exchanged views on ways to further strengthen and expand future cooperation.
The ministry said Muttaqi and DiCarlo also shared views on future engagement and cooperation regarding the Doha Process.
No further details were provided about the timing of the next round of engagement or specific areas of cooperation.
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