Kabul:
A collection of Pakistani airstrikes on the Barmal district of Paktika province in Afghanistan has resulted within the loss of life of at the least 15 individuals, together with girls and youngsters, with the toll anticipated to rise.
The assaults, which passed off on the evening of December 24, focused seven villages, together with Laman, the place 5 members of a household have been killed, as reported by Khaama Press.
Native sources declare that Pakistani jets have been liable for the bombings. Stories point out that the Murg Bazaar village in Barmal was destroyed, exacerbating the continuing humanitarian disaster.
The airstrikes have prompted extreme civilian casualties and widespread destruction, additional escalating tensions within the area. As restoration efforts proceed, additional investigation is required to substantiate particulars and make clear accountability for the assaults, Khaama Press reported.
The Taliban’s Ministry of Defence has vowed to retaliate following the airstrike on Barmal, Paktika.
The Ministry said that defending their land and sovereignty is their official proper, and condemned the assault, claiming that “Waziristani refugees” have been amongst these focused.
Whereas Pakistani officers haven’t formally confirmed the airstrike, safety sources near the army prompt that the assault was geared toward Taliban hideouts close to the border.
This comes amid escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, notably concerning the presence of Pakistani militants in Afghanistan.
The Pakistani Taliban, or Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has elevated its assaults on Pakistani forces in latest months, with Pakistan accusing the Afghan Taliban of offering shelter to those militants, Khaama Press reported.
Enayatullah Khwarazmi, a spokesperson for the Taliban Ministry of Defence, denied the Pakistani claims and posted on X (previously Twitter) that “civilian individuals, largely Waziristani refugees,” had been killed within the airstrike.
Khwarazmi added that “a number of youngsters and different civilians have been martyred and wounded” within the assault, although no official casualty figures have been offered. Sources reported that at the least 15 our bodies, together with girls and youngsters, have been recovered, and the loss of life toll is anticipated to rise as search efforts proceed.
The Waziristani refugees are civilians who had been displaced by army operations in Pakistan’s tribal areas. Nevertheless, Pakistan maintains that many TTP commanders and fighters have fled to Afghanistan, the place they’re reportedly being protected by the Afghan Taliban in border provinces., Khaama Press reported.
Tensions between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban have been constructing for a while, fuelled by the continuing presence of TTP militants in Afghanistan. Whereas Pakistan accuses the Afghan Taliban of harbouring these militants, the Taliban insists it isn’t collaborating with the group.
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