
Afghanistan Ministry of Defense announced that an operation was carried out against a Pakistan-backed group in Nuristan; Pakistan denied the allegations.
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While Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of providing shelter to militants, the Kabul administration denies these allegations. It was reported that civilians also died in Pakistan's air strikes on Afghanistan on September 21.
Tension between Afghanistan and Pakistan has risen again with the new conflict on the border.
The Afghanistan Ministry of Defense, under Taliban rule, announced that an operation was carried out against an armed group that was claimed to have crossed into the Nuristan province in the east of the country from Pakistan.
According to the ministry, 28 people were killed and 32 people were injured in the operation.
The Afghan Ministry of Defense claimed that the group entered Nuristan from the Kamdesh region near the Pakistan border on Saturday and aimed to carry out attacks.
In the statement, it was claimed that the group included members of the terrorist organization ISIS as well as former Afghan security personnel.
It was claimed that some of the surviving gunmen fled to Pakistan again after the Afghan forces launched the operation.
The Afghan Ministry of Defense claimed that Pakistani armed elements and militias were acting in coordination with the group in question.
The ministry also claimed that Pakistani intelligence took some former Afghan security personnel to Pakistan with the promise of "help", trained them there and then sent them to Nuristan.
Kabul's statement amounts to a clear accusation that Pakistani state institutions are directly supporting an armed border crossing.
PAKISTAN DENIES THE ACCUSES
Pakistan's Ministry of Information rejected Afghanistan's claims.
In its statement on social media platform X, the Ministry described the accusations as "unfounded, unfounded and far from the truth."
Pakistan has argued that its security forces or intelligence agencies did not participate in the fighting in Nuristan, did not train former Afghan security personnel or provide support to ISIS or other armed groups.
The Islamabad administration also stated that Afghanistan did not provide any evidence to support its claims.
Pakistan's Ministry of Information also claimed that a video circulating on social media, which was said to be used to support Afghanistan's accusations, was "fiction".
The agency also could not confirm from independent sources the number of casualties and injuries announced by the Afghan Ministry of Defense.
TENSION INCREASED AFTER AIR ATTACKS
The latest clash took place about a week after Pakistan's air strikes on Afghan territory on September 21.
Islamabad administration announced that 28 militants were killed in these attacks.
While Afghan officials stated that civilians lost their lives in the attacks, the United Nations Afghanistan Assistance Mission confirmed that three civilians died.
Pakistan has long accused Afghanistan of providing shelter to militants who launch attacks on its territory. The Kabul administration rejects these accusations.
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