TEHRAN (FNA)- The Taliban in Afghanistan slammed neighboring Pakistan forallegedly ordering deadly rocket attacks in Afghan districts along theborder.
In a tweet on Saturday, Taliban Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid called “on thePakistani side not to test the patience of Afghans on such issues and notrepeat the same mistake again otherwise it will have bad consequences”,presstv reported
Also on Saturday, Taliban officials also summoned Pakistan’s ambassador toKabul in protest to the deadly rocket attacks.
“Military violations including those in Khost and Kunar must be preventedas such acts deteriorate relations,” said a statement released byAfghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The statement, however, did not elaborate on the nature of the attacks.
Meanwhile, a local Taliban leader in Khost, Mawlawi Mohammad Raes Helal,said Khost and Kunar were bombed by Pakistani helicopters.
He claimed 36 people had been killed in the Pakistani attacks.
Pakistan has not confirmed whether it carried out the attacks inAfghanistan.
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However, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Sunday warningthe Afghan officials against harboring anti-Pakistan militants.
“Terrorists are using Afghan soil with impunity to carry out activitiesinside Pakistan,” the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said in protest.
“In the last few days, incidents along Pak – Afghan Border havesignificantly increased, wherein, Pakistani security forces are beingtargeted from across the border,” it added.
Seven Pakistani soldiers died in an ambush near the border last week.
The deadly attack was claimed by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, abanned terrorist outfit based along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
