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IEA warns Pakistan against repeating airstrikes which left 8 dead
The Islamic Emirate said Monday that Pakistan had carried out airstrikes in the early hours of the morning, which left eight people dead in Paktika and Khost provinces.
According to a statement issued by the IEA, the airstrikes took place at about 3am in the Barmal district in Khost province and Sepira district in Paktika province.
Six people were killed in Paktika, including three women and three children, and another two women were killed in Khost.
The IEA said it was targeting a man named Abdullah Shah. However, Shah is in Pakistan at the moment, the IEA claimed adding that there is a tribe living on both sides of the border and cross between the two countries daily.
IEA spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the person Pakistan is targeting is Commander Abdullah Shah. Mujahid also released a video to the media.
“This commander exists in Waziristan, which Pakistani forces do not see him there, but under the pretext attacking Afghanistan’s territory,” Mujahid said.
The Islamic Emirate has strongly condemned the airstrikes and said it is a “reckless violation” of Afghanistan’s territory.
The IEA also cautioned Pakistan against carrying out such attacks saying they have a “long experience of freedom struggle against the superpowers of the world.”
The IEA also called on the people of Pakistan and the new civilian government to stop some army generals from engaging in action against Afghanistan – as they have done for over 20 years – thereby souring relations between the two nations.
According to the IEA, Pakistan should not blame Afghanistan for the lack of control, incompetence and problems in its own territory, because such incidents can have very bad consequences that cannot be controlled by Pakistan.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan does not allow anyone to harm anyone’s security by using the territory of Afghanistan.
On Sunday, Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said that “terrorism” in the South Asian country was being conducted mostly from Afghanistan.
The comment came a day after militants killed seven Pakistan Army soldiers in Waziristan in the northwest of the country.
Pakistan has repeatedly accused the Islamic Emirate of not cracking down on militant groups in Afghanistan.
However, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has repeatedly denied these allegations and says they will not allow any militant group to pose a threat to another country from Afghanistan.
On Saturday, seven Pakistan Army soldiers, including two officers, were killed when militants rammed an explosives-laden truck into a security forces’ checkpost in Mir Ali.
Pakistan on Friday summoned Afghan Deputy Head of Mission in Islamabad to convey “strong demarche” over a deadly attack on a military camp in North Waziristan District that killed four Pakistani soldiers.
In a statement, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the attack was carried out by a faction of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
The statement said that Pakistan conveyed “grave concern over the continued support and facilitation” provided by the Islamic Emirate to TTP.
Pakistan has demanded “a full investigation and decisive action against the perpetrators and facilitators of the terrorist attacks launched against Pakistan from Afghan soil.”
It urged the Islamic Emirate “to take immediate, concrete and verifiable measures against all terror groups operating from its territory, including their leadership, and deny the continued use of Afghan soil for terrorism against Pakistan.
According to the statement, the Islamic Emirate has been “categorically informed that Pakistan reserves the right to defend its sovereignty and protect its citizens, and will take all necessary measures to respond to terrorism originating from Afghan soil.”
Pakistani officials have repeatedly claimed that attacks in the country are originated from Afghan soil, a charge the Islamic Emirate denies.
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has underscored Afghanistan’s continued importance in regional cooperation, saying the country remains one of the key areas of interaction among regional partners.
Addressing the first summit of the “Central Asia Plus Japan” dialogue, Mirziyoyev said participating countries share a common aspiration to see Afghanistan become peaceful, stable, and oriented toward meaningful development.
The Uzbek president praised Japan’s longstanding and consistent support for Afghanistan, noting that Tokyo has for many years been among the leading donors and partners assisting the Afghan people.
He expressed confidence that coordinated efforts and joint contributions by regional countries and Japan would help improve living standards in Afghanistan, advance socio-economic and infrastructure development, and facilitate the country’s active involvement in regional economic projects.
The Embassy of Japan in Afghanistan announced on Friday that the country has allocated $19.5 million in humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan.
In a statement, the Japanese Embassy said it hopes the aid will help bring positive change to the lives of vulnerable Afghans.
According to the statement, the assistance will cover the basic humanitarian needs of vulnerable communities in Afghanistan.
The embassy added that the aid will be delivered through United Nations agencies, international organizations, and Japanese non-governmental organizations operating in Afghanistan.
Japan’s total assistance to Afghanistan since August 2021 has reached more than $549 million.
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