Kabul Accuses Pakistan of Breaching Territorial Integrity
Kabul's leadership has alleged the neighboring nation of violating Kabul's "sovereign territory", characterizing it as an "exceptional, aggressive, and deliberate provocation".
The allegation follows several detonations were heard in the city during Thursday evening.
Neighboring forces had also bombed a civilian market in the adjoining area of Patika, in the country's eastern borderlands, the Afghan defense authorities said in a statement on Friday morning. Local inhabitants stated that several storefronts had been damaged.
Pakistan has not officially acknowledged or refuted carrying out a strike on Afghan soil.
However, during a media briefing held in the city of Peshawar on Friday, a high-ranking commander alleged that Afghanistan was being used as a "operational hub for insurgent actions against the nation".
"To protect the security of Pakistan, appropriate steps will be taken," the military spokesperson emphasized.
The Pakistani administration has repeatedly charged the Taliban government of enabling the Pakistan Taliban, referred to as the TTP, to operate from their land. Kabul's leadership have always denied this.
Reports had emerged that the explosions in the capital were part of a focused operation on the TTP chief, the militant commander.
In response, the TTP released an unverified voice note from Mehsud claiming he was unharmed.
The precise events is unclear; local correspondents noted no visible damage in the reported area of the blasts on the following day, but noted a increased militant patrols and temporary security posts.
Afghan defense officials cautioned in the release that, if tensions escalate, "the consequences will be attributable to the neighboring military".
On the other hand, the Afghan diplomacy chief - presently visiting the city of Delhi - emphasized they sought to preserve friendly dealings with Islamabad.
"Pakistan should not repeat such actions," the foreign minister addressed a select group of media representatives. "Our issues should be resolved by negotiation rather than conflict."
