KABUL, Afghanistan/ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Afghan Government, said on Friday during a press conference on border tensions that the government has consistently emphasised peaceful solutions, and continues to advocate for a constructive, non-violent approach to resolving the situation.
According to Mujahid, Pakistani reconnaissance aircraft are still operating within Afghanistan’s airspace, and if Pakistan persists in its aggression, the forces of the Islamic Emirate possess the capability to respond with decisive action, reported Xinhua.
Earlier on Friday morning, Pakistani aircraft conducted airstrikes in various areas of several Afghan provinces, resulting in civilian casualties, the official said.
Mujahid reported that during the retaliatory operations, 55 Pakistani soldiers were killed and several others captured.
In the clashes, 13 Afghan security personnel lost their lives, while 22 others were wounded.
Pakistani Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, said on Friday morning that the country’s armed forces possess the full capability to crush any aggressive ambitions and any act of belligerence will be responded to decisively, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office. – BERNAMA-XINHUA
