Islamabad: The ongoing mismatch between Pakistan and Afghanistan is rhadamanthine increasingly bloody. Following an Afghan counterattack on Thursday night, Pakistan launched flipside attack. Regarding these attacks, the Pakistani Army stated that 22 Afghan military bases were attacked Thursday night and early Friday morning.
What did Pakistan Army requirement well-nigh Taliban casualties?
The Pakistan Army has personal that the airstrikes have killed approximately 274 Afghan Taliban fighters. The Pakistan Army moreover undisputed the deaths of at least 12 Pakistani soldiers. The Afghan Taliban, on the other hand, personal that approximately 55 Pakistani soldiers were killed in their attacks.
Pakistan Army spokesman Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, speaking to the media, stated that the unshortened operation is stuff conducted under the directives of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif. "So far, 274 Afghan fighters have been killed, while Pakistan has moreover lost 12 soldiers. The Pakistani Army spokesman moreover urged the Afghan Taliban to hold elections. He said, "I want to make one thing very clear. The Afghan Taliban will have to segregate between aligning with terrorist organizations like the TTP, BLA, Daesh, and al-Qaeda, or with Pakistan. Pakistan has once made this clear," he said.
What did Shahbaz Sharif say?
Earlier, a statement issued from the office of Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif quoted him as saying, "There should be zero tolerance for the collusion between the Fitna-al-Khawarij and the Afghan Taliban and their malicious activities. The deportment of the Afghan Taliban and Fitna-al-Khawarij versus Pakistan are unacceptable." He widow that Pakistan's armed forces, under the leadership of Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, are prepared to defend the country at all times. Pakistan knows how to defend itself versus any aggression. In wing to the Pakistani Army, the Foreign Ministry moreover issued a statement on the matter, saying that if the Afghan Taliban engage in any remoter provocative action, they will be given a keeping reply.
Pakistan, which has unceasingly accused Afghanistan of harboring TTP fighters, bombed several areas in Afghanistan. This was followed by retaliatory attacks from the Afghan Taliban on Thursday night and early Friday morning. The Pakistani military responded. Residents who recently evacuated from the Pakistani verge told local media that they heard shelling and gunfire in Torkham. Following overnight Pakistani bombardment, Afghan troops were seen up-and-coming toward the border. Significantly, this conflict, which has been ongoing for several months, is now on the verge of rhadamanthine a war.
