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| FO urges Kabul to avoid unprovoked acts against Pak-Afghan border |
| 2024-08-17 |
| [GEO.TV] The Foreign Office (FO) on Friday urged the interim Afghan government to exercise restraint and avoid unprovoked acts against the Pakistain-Afghanistan border. Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch made the remarks while responding to a question about rising incidents of cross-border firing and a recent clash between the border forces of Pakistain and Afghanistan near the Torkham border crossing. Earlier this week, security forces of Pakistain and Afghanistan exchanged heavy fire after the former objected to the construction of a controversial checkpost near the border by the Afghans. The cross-border firing incident resulted in the closure of the border for all types of movement. Addressing a weekly news briefing in Islamabad, the FO spokesperson said: "First, I would not like to go into history of such border violations from the Afghan side. However, the hip bone's connected to the leg bone... as you know, the recent incident was very unfortunate when on the 12th of August, Afghan forces opened indiscriminate fire at the Torkham border." Pak forces responded appropriately in self-defence, she added. "We urge the Afghan authorities to exercise restraint and avoid unprovoked acts against Pakistain-Afghanistan border. They must understand that Pak forces will always defend their territory." She further said that they remain ready to resolve any misunderstandings through established diplomatic channels. |
| Posted by:Fred |