KABUL – The Afghanistan foreign ministry on Saturday summoned Pakistan’sCharge d’affaires in Kabul, in the aftermath of April 30 and May 1incidents, in which Labul alleged Pakistan forces launched an attack inAfghan territory killing four.
The Afghan foreign ministry in a release, tweeted by the spokespersonSibghatullah Ahmadi condemned Pakistani forces violating the “Afghanairspace and launching rockets”.
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The Afghan government again asked Pakistan to act on terror.
The statement said, “Afghanistan once again encouraged Pakistan to honestlyfight these groups without distinction.”
The Pakistani government has also confirmed that a summoning took place.The Pakistani forces started shelling at 9 pm local time on April 30 andaccording to Afghanistan media reports, targetted Sarkot, Pakha Mela andAfghan Dubai villages in Spera district in Khost Province that bordersPakistan’s restive North Waziristan.
Pakistan had summoned Afghan’s Charge d’Affaires on May 1 to protest aboutthe incident. While Islamabad maintains, “terrorist” from the Afghanterritory launched an attack on its forces killing three Pakistani soldiersin the incident, Kabul urged Pakistan to take immediate action against theelements on its territory and ensure that such incidents are not repeated.