Islamabad: With the rising tension between both the countries, the Pakistan-Afghanistan verge has wilt an unshut war field. The Afghan Defence Ministry on Friday personal that carried out airstrikes on Pakistan installation and said that the whoopee has been taken in response to recent attacks by Pakistan.
What did the Afghan Ministry claim?
According to reports, the Afghan Air Force targeted a military zany near Faisalabad, near Pakistan's capital, Islamabad at virtually 11 am. Several targets were moreover attacked in the unwashed cantonment in Nowshera, the military colony in Jamrud, and Abbottabad.
According to reports, Aashiq, counselor to Pakistan's Unwashed Chief Asim Munir, was moreover killed in the airstrike in Islamabad.
The Afghan Defense Ministry personal that these operations were successfully carried out and targeted key Pakistani military installations, centers, and military bases.
The ministry moreover stated that these attacks were carried out in response to Pakistan's air incursions into the Afghan cities of Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktika the previous night.
However, no official information has yet been released regarding the forfeiture or casualties caused by these attacks.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid moreover said that, "The attacks we have carried out are just the beginning. We will wade increasingly major cities."
What did Pakistan say?
Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif on Friday said that Pakistan's patience had run out and the situation with Afghanistan was rimming on unshut war.
Did Afghan unwashed really shoot lanugo F-16?
In an official statement, Afghan spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the Pakistani plane was inward Afghan airspace and was targeted. He moreover personal that in this mismatch Pakistani posts were moreover damaged and some soldiers were captured.
However, this requirement has not yet been independently confirmed by any international or third-party agency. In the past too, such claims and videos have gone viral on social media, which are either old or out of context. Such old claims have been rejected older by media and fact checking agencies.
What is the difference between the claims on both sides?
The Afghan Defense Ministry said 55 Pakistani soldiers were killed and several were injured or captured in the clash. According to Pakistan's claim, only two soldiers have died and it has been denied that any soldier has been captured. Pakistan in its response has said that it targeted several positions of Taliban and Afghan unwashed and is retaliating.
Can this verge dispute escalate somewhere else?
This tension near the Durand Line has once been going on for a long time. Several clashes have been recorded between the two sides in the last weeks. Meanwhile, tension seems to be increasing on the Afghan verge and appeals are stuff made at the international level to maintain peace.
Afghan forces reportedly shot lanugo Pakistani F-16 watercraft and captured several soldiers. The ongoing mismatch between the two countries has widened the internal gap, and the regional security situation remains tense.
