In the attack on Afghanistan, a commander of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan was targeted

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - International Service: In the newsletter of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, it is stated that terrorist groups, including the TTP in Afghanistan, have always used the territory of this country to carry out attacks in Pakistan.

 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan has added that Islamabad attaches importance to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Afghanistan and has always prioritized dialogue and cooperation to combat terrorist threats.

 

But the Ministry of Defense of the Islamic Emirate has already said in connection with the recent attacks by Pakistan in Khost and Paktika that Pakistani fighters have targeted civilian houses.

 

At the same time, the Pakistani army announced that eight militants, including "a wanted terrorist commander", were killed during an operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the northwest of this country.

 

The Pakistani army announced on Monday in a statement that this morning, the country's security forces conducted an intelligence operation in the North Waziristan region of Pakistan based on reports of the presence of terrorists.

 

In this statement, there is no mention of attacking the territory of Afanistan.

 

The statement continued: "During the implementation of this operation, eight terrorists, including a valuable target, the terrorist commander Sohra Janan, were sent to hell after a fierce exchange of fire." He was involved in the organization of the terrorist attack on the security forces' post in Mir Ali on March 16 and was wanted by law enforcement agencies.

 

The statement said that a clearance operation is underway to eliminate any "terrorists found in the area as the security forces are determined to eliminate the threat of terrorism from the country".

 

This statement was published while Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman of the Islamic Emirate, said in a statement this morning that Pakistani fighters carried out these attacks on the territory of Afghanistan and added that Paktika and Khost provinces of Afghanistan along the Pakistani border were targeted by airstrikes, as a result of which Those 8 people were killed.

 

Stating that "houses of ordinary people were targeted," he said three women and as many children were killed in Paktika and one house collapsed, while two women were killed and one house destroyed in Khost.

 

It should be noted that these attacks were carried out a day after Pakistan buried two officers and five soldiers who were killed in a terrorist attack in North Waziristan's Mir Ali district on Saturday. The "Hafiz Gul Bahadur" group, led by the Pakistani Taliban, claimed responsibility for this attack.

 

This person is said to be one of the strongest militant groups in North Waziristan.

 

According to Isna, the President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, said yesterday after offering the funeral prayers for the two officers, that action will be taken against the attackers of the Pakistani forces. The statement of the Pakistani army quoted Zardari as saying: "Pakistan has decided to respond strongly to anyone who enters our borders, homes or country and commits terrorism, regardless of who they are and from which country." 

 

Pakistan says the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan is based in Afghanistan and uses Afghan soil to carry out attacks on its forces after secretly crossing the border.

 

The Ministry of Defense of the Islamic Emirate announced on Monday that in response to Pakistan's early morning airstrikes on 2 points in this country, it has targeted Pakistani military centers in the border areas.

 

This ministry called Pakistan's attack an "aggressive" act on the country's territory and said: "The country's defense forces are ready to respond to any aggressive acts and will defend their territorial integrity in any case."

 

A few hours ago, Pakistan's ambassador in Kabul was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Afghanistan's letter of protest was delivered to him.