[Regnum] Russia calls on Pakistan and Afghanistan to exercise restraint and engage in constructive dialogue amid the escalation on the border. This is stated in a comment by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.“Moscow is concerned about the escalation of tensions on the Pakistani-Afghan border, where not only military personnel but also civilians are dying as a result of shootouts,” the diplomat noted in a commentary published on the Foreign Ministry website.
The representative of the Foreign Ministry called on the parties to exercise restraint and engage in constructive dialogue aimed at the peaceful resolution of all disagreements between the two countries.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on December 28, the Afghan Defense Ministry reported that the Afghan Armed Forces attacked a number of areas of Pakistan in response to an airstrike on the Afghan army. It was also noted that the strikes were carried out on locations beyond the border with Pakistan.
In the border areas of Khost and Paktia provinces in Afghanistan, fighting has been going on between Taliban supporters (the Taliban is a movement under UN sanctions for terrorist activities) and Pakistani military since December 27, as reported by Iranian media.
On December 11, the Taliban-led Afghan government's Minister of Refugees, Khalil Haqqani, was killed in an explosion at his office in Kabul.
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Fighting breaks out on Afghan-Pakistani border
[Regnum] The Afghan military attacked a number of areas of Pakistan in response to an airstrike on the Afghan army. This was reported on Saturday, December 28, by the Afghan Defense Ministry.
"The Afghan military attacked the centers and shelters of hostile forces and their supporters," the department said in a statement on the X social network.
It is also noted that the strikes were carried out at locations beyond the border with Pakistan.
In the border areas of Khost and Paktia provinces in Afghanistan, fighting has been going on between Taliban supporters (the Taliban is a movement under UN sanctions for terrorist activities) and Pakistani military since December 27, as reported by Iranian media.
As reported by Regnum news agency on December 11, the Minister of Refugees in the Taliban-formed government of Afghanistan, Khalil Haqqani, was killed in an explosion in the building of the department he heads in Kabul.
In April 2023, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that Afghan authorities were pursuing a policy that would strengthen security not only in the country but also in the region. According to him, there were no threats to Central Asian countries from Afghanistan.