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PAKISTAN’S MILITARY REFUTES ALLEGATIONS OF OVERNIGHT AIRSTRIKES INSIDE AFGHANISTAN Wednesday, 26 November, 2025 | 4 Jamadiul Sani, 1447
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IRECTOR General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Tuesday strongly re-
futed allegations by the Afghan Taliban on Tuesday that Pakistan had conducted overnight strikes in Afghanistan, state media and the military’s media wing reported. The statement by the DG came hours after Zabiullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Taliban government in Afghanistan, al-
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leged on social media platform X that Pakistan had “bombed” Khost province and conducted air strikes in Kunar and Paktika provinces. Gen Ahmed Sharif Ch, speaking to local media, strongly refuted the accusations, stating, “Pakistan Army has not attacked civil-
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ians inside Afghanistan. Whenever Pakistan attacks someone, it announces it.” “Whenever Pakistan attacks someone, it announces it,” he said, according to local media. “In our view, there are no good and bad Taliban,” he said, adding that there was “no distinction” between terrorists.
“The Taliban government should make decisions as a state, not as non-state actors,” said Gen Chaudhry. He also wondered how long the current set-up in Afghanistan would remain an interim one. The strike was reported the same day a deadly suicide attack on the Federal Constabulary headquarters saw three personnel embrace martyrdom and 12 sustain injuries. Bilateral relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have become strain in recent times as the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) remains the main point of contention between the two countries.
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