The violent exchange has escalated tensions along the already volatile Pakistan-Afghanistan border
The Taliban in Afghanistan vowed on Tuesday to respond “appropriately at the right time” after Pakistani air strikes killed 10 people in the eastern provinces.
“The Islamic Emirate strongly condemns this violation and crime and reiterates that defending its airspace, territory, and people is its legitimate right, and it will respond appropriately at the right time,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement on X.
Response to yet another violation of Afghanistan’s territory by Pakistani forces
The airstrikes carried out last night by Pakistani forces in Afghanistan’s Paktika, Khost, and Kunar provinces constitute a direct assault on Afghanistan’s sovereignty
1/4— Zabihullah (..ذبـــــیح الله م ) (@Zabehulah_M33) November 25, 2025
Pakistan has carried out
airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan, targeting what its government says are hideouts of the Tehrik‑e‑Taliban Pakistan (TTP), according to officials and Taliban sources.
The Taliban in Kabul strongly condemned the strikes, calling them a “reckless action” and a clear breach of Afghan sovereignty.
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the strikes occurred “at around 3 am” and struck “civilian homes” in the Khost and Paktika provinces, killing women, children, and other non-combatants. He warned that such attacks could have “very bad consequences which will be out of Pakistan’s control.”
In response, the Pakistani Foreign Office defended the operation as “intelligence‑based anti‑terrorist operations … inside Afghanistan,” asserting that it was targeting militants of the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group and other TTP elements.
The violent exchange has escalated tensions along the already volatile Pakistan-Afghanistan border, raising fresh concerns about regional stability and cross-border militancy.
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