حملات هوایی پاکستان بر سپین‌بولدک؛ ۱۲ غیرنظامی شهید و بیش از ۱۰۰ تن زخمی

Although a ceasefire has been established between Afghan and Pakistani forces, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan said that Pakistani military forces once again attacked Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province this morning (Wednesday).

Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, said that as a result of the attacks by Pakistani forces on this district, 12 civilians were martyred and more than 100 others were injured.

Mujahid added that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan also responded to these attacks, resulting in the deaths of several Pakistani soldiers, and that their outposts and military equipment were captured by the forces of the Islamic Emirate.

Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, said: “As a result of these attacks, a large number of Pakistani invaders were killed, their outposts and centers were seized, their weapons and tanks were captured, and most of their military installations were destroyed. The fighting is now under our control, but the Mujahideen, with high morale, will continue to defend their land and people.”

The tensions between the two countries have also sparked various reactions and analyses.

Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. special envoy for Afghan peace, wrote on X that the visit of Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Afghan foreign minister, to India and his reception there has angered Pakistani government institutions and even provoked ISIS.

Khalilzad said: “Unsurprisingly, this has greatly annoyed the Pakistani establishment and its supporters. ISIS-K was similarly agitated.  It released a 12-minute long audio expressing its outrage over the Taliban supposedly joining hands with the Hindus and Christians against ‘true Muslims.’”

Wahid Faqiri, an international relations expert, said: “The real solution is to turn to understanding, diplomacy, and dialogue, and to avoid coercion. Pakistan must abandon the use of force.”

Imran Khan, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, also said that the issue of terrorism cannot be solved without dialogue with Afghanistan.

He stated: “When drafting an anti-terrorism policy, all main stakeholders must be consulted, whether local tribes, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, the federal government, or the Afghan government. Without dialogue with Afghanistan, the issue of terrorism cannot be resolved.”

Meanwhile, a day earlier, Amir Khan Muttaqi, the foreign minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, said that friendship with one country does not mean hostility with another.