Top Afghan security adviser Dr Rangin Dadfar Spanta said that the country’s security forces have “repulsed attack by Pakistani forces” in eastern Kunar province this week.
Spanta told the meeting of council of ministers, presided over by President Hamid Karzai on Monday that, “Pakistani forces have increased rockets fire on Afghanistan’s border areas,” Afghan state news agency Bakhtar reported.
“Pakistani forces attacked Nari district in Kunar last night that faced stiff resistance from the country’s security forces and the people. They inflicted losses on the attackers and forced them to retreat,” said Spanta.
“The Council of Ministers tasked the country’s defence and interior ministries to respond at appropriate time to Pakistani rocket attacks,” the official news agency reported.
The foreign ministry spokesperson dismissed the claim.
“Baseless,” was a one word response from Tasnim Aslam when she was approached for a reaction.
Kabul’s allegations come days after Pakistan summoned the Afghan Charge d’ Affaires and a strong protest was lodged over another cross-border attack by terrorists that had killed a Pakistani soldier.
The soldier was killed due to sniper fire from the Afghan side of the border at a Pakistani military post near Ghakhai Pass in Bajaur Agency earlier this month.
Islamabad claims that militants who have fled the on going military operation, have crossed into Afghanistan and regroup fighters and now operate from there.
The TTP Chief, Mullah Fazalulalh, is also believed to be hiding in the Nuristan province.
On Tuesday, Afghan defence ministry said the Afghan National Army is ready to respond to “Pakistani forces.”
The Afghan defence ministry’s spokesperson, General Zahir Azami, said the ministry is working on the Council of Ministers’ decision.
“The Afghan defence and interior ministries will hold a joint meeting on the issue and will take a decision. We are completely ready to defend our soil,” Azami told Radio Azadi on Tuesday.
Afghan officials claimed on Tuesday that 38 missiles landed into eastern Kunar province from the Pakistani side of the border over the past two days. No one was hurt.
Kunar Police Chief Abdul Habib Sayedkhili said the missiles landed in Dangam and Shegal district, Tolo TV reported.
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@ Arsalan Razzaq
Afghans and Pakistanis are not brothers, never were never will be. As far as wars are concerned Afghanistan has defeated mightier foes, we may not have nukes but we have the will to fight for a thousand years.
Pakistan will not be able to stomach an asymmetrical warfare. Just ask the British, Russians and now USA how they fared against the will of the Afghans. We have nothing to lose while you have everything to lose.
@Rehan:
Pakistan got free F16s and lot of other goodies for hosting these Afghans during Soviet war. Ethically, Pakistan has to get rid of these military goodies in order to ask these Afghan Refugees to go back.
You only want the money and weapons, but not people? Try valuing people, not money, not weapons. Maybe then Pakistan won't be the epicenter of Terror anymore.
People.. People.. Pakistan and Afghanistan are like brothers.. Afghanistan can't do anything without Pakistan.. Even the Americans have admitted and Pakistan can't live in peace without a stable Afghanistan... And those of you who doubt Pakistan's military strength....USA.. India.. Israel.. Tried to break up Pakistan and are trying but failing... And for Afghanistan... I wish we never fight... Afghanistan does not stand a chance against pakistan!!!!
@Rehan: --Afghan refugees with Pakistan passport? Who issued them? --Imagine: you send them back and a fraction turns out to carry arms against Pakistan. Are you ready for more enemies than you already have now?
I don't know why Pakistan is still keeping 1.8 Million Afghan refugees who travel on Pakistani passport and still curse Pakistan....Pakistan should kick all refugees out as the situation is normal in Afghanistan.
@Bakhtiyar Ghazi Khan:
"Ask India what happened in Kargil."
You are joking right........
War, fights, killing have become part of our lives now a days. Look at the conflicts around our world today. That being said, now let's honestly compare Pakistan army vs Afghan army today and visualize a hypothetical scenario of an all out war between two Muslim neighbors. Afghan ANN total number is 200000. No MBT, some what recently trained by paid foriegn contractors. Pakistan army on the other hand is much larger in number, if we presume that all Afghan ANA soldiers are better trained and have expert Indian advisors to help them fight Pakistan Armed forces Still as an institution Pak defence forces have if not great may be some upper hand in training and have experience in fighting wars. Afghans forces should concentrate rebuilding their country and don't promote Foriegn agenda to help wage a proxy war in Balochistan and KPK. With regards to India, Indians know the fact that they have superior and large defence forceS compare to Pakistan. If Indians thought to "digest" Pakistan they would have done it long time ago, India on a political front may promote peace and harmony with its neighbors but when it comes to Pak, it has a different view. Indians are fully aware of the fact that what "other" unconventional Weapons Pakistan has, go figure and try to live in peace.
@Bakhtiyar Ghazi Khan: So what happened in Kargil? Once Indian forces had regained the heights, it was a turkey shoot. You left your men there without air cover, ammo etc. and Nawaz Sharif had to run to the US to salvage whatever was left of Pakistani pride. You didn't want to accept even your dead bodies because you wanted to preserve the myth that they were not Pakistani soldiers but mujaheddin. The whole world, including "higher than the Himalayas..." Chinese who cut Musharraf off at the knees when he went to whine, and well -informed Pakistanis know this. There is enough material in the Pakistani media that you could get your hands on to know the truth.Sstart with some of Najam Sethi's analyses, interviews, for example. @Asad Khan; wonderfully comforting, isn't it, to remain cocooned. And yes, I am quite sure you spoke to many Military Attaches and Observers!!
I love how Pakistanis drag India into every discourse. The two impostor Khans' on this forum want to project Pakistan as some invincible force, but we all know that Pakistan has lost every war it fought and they are only good at killing their own people in Bangladesh/East Pakistan, Balochistan and KPK.
Afghans unequivocally resent Pakistan's policies vis a vis Afghanistan and all its ethnic groups are united on this position.
Discounting the current government as a Tajik government is an old ploy used by the likes of Hamid Gul and DPC, which has no currency, but it keeps spinning this narrative to stay relevant among the madrasah educated classes that now run Pakistan.
@Bakhtiyar Ghazi Khan, Tell me where did you bury your dead soldiers in Kargil war, yeah that's right. How about the beating in 71? I know Pakis are delusional but didn't realize that its beyond comprehension.
@Asad Khan: So indeed they were not terrorists but Pakistani regulars. Which means both , Pakistani civilian government and military lied, not just to India, World but also to Pakistani people. So now if Afghans accuse Pakistan , who should world believe? Pakistanis or Afghans? In my humble opinion, Afghans.
@Bakhtiyar Ghazi Khan, Please spare us Pashtun, we are already made Internally Displaced Pashtuns, humuliated & killed. According to Senator Afrasiab Khattak, Pashtun are in a situation of East Paksitan(Bengal). Afghans read(Pashtun) are Tang Amed ba Jang Amad. It does not matter how strong Pakistan Army is, may be as strong as invincible red army but the well of Afghan(read Pashtuns) is stronger than that.
@Bakhtiyar Ghazi Khan:
Could you enlighten us as to what happened on Kargil?
@gp65: Kargil Highest Points Still Occupied by Pakistan forces which wasn't the case before Kargil Conflict. India as always tried thrice sneakingly to recapture the points after the conflict but failed.
That is the history and the fact and any Military Attache / Observe can confirm this.
regards,
@Bakhtiyar Ghazi Khan: "Ask India what happened in Kargil."
What happened is that Pakistan asked its soldiers to get dressed as tribals and occupy peaks in Kargill during winter when Indian forces used to vacate. Once Indian forces found out, they proved that those dressed as tribals were actually Pakistani soldiers and pushed them out. Nawaz ran to US on July 4 to see if Clinton could negotiate a ceasefire. Vajpayee refused to any ceasefire until all Pakistani soldiers were driven out of Indian side of LoC. So Nawaz declared unilateral ceasefire.
This is the history that India and the world knows about Kargill.
Reject this, reject that, deny this, deny that, condemn this, condemn that. Lather, rinse, repeat. The world sees this tamasha everyday and yawns. The only people you are fooling are yourselves.
These fools don't realize the might of the Pakistani military. If they had actually clashed, there would not be any Tajik Afghan soldier left in the area. Afghan government lies to stay in power won't bother anyone. Pakistan and its Pashtoon allies are ready anytime if this puppet government attacks Pashtoon civilians in Afghanistan or Pakistan.
Ask India what happened in Kargil.