Pakistan announces the killing of 23 of its soldiers and 200 Afghans… and threatens to… "Strong response"
Declare The Pakistani Army On Sunday, 23 of its soldiers were killed in addition to 200 from the Afghan side during a response operation carried out by Kabulat night at the border between the two countries.
The army said in a statement "23 Pakistani soldiers were killed while defending the territorial integrity of our country against this shameful attack"adding "We killed more than 200 Taliban (members) and their terrorists in bombing operations, raids and precise strikes."
Islamabad vowed on Sunday to… "Strong response" On the retaliatory operation carried out at night Afghanistanagainst Pakistani soldiers on the common border between the two countries.
Afghan government
On Saturday evening, Enayatullah Khwarazmi, spokesman for the Ministry of Defense in the Taliban government, reported that his forces carried out "Successfully" Operations against Pakistani security forces "In response to the repeated violations and air strikes targeting Afghan territory at the initiative of the Pakistani army"
Afghan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a press conference on Sunday that during these confrontations "Fifty-eight Pakistani soldiers were killed and thirty were wounded" Others, also pointing out "Nine Taliban forces were killed"
Prime Minister of Pakistan
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif promised in a statement, saying: "There will be no compromise on the defense of Pakistan, and every provocation will be met with a strong and effective response"accusing the Afghan Taliban authorities of harboring "Terrorist elements".
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi confirmed that "Afghanistan is playing with fire and blood"indicating that his neighbor will receive "Like India, a strong response after which it will not dare look at Pakistan with hostility"In reference to the worst confrontation in decades with its Indian neighbor, which took place in May, and was characterized by the launching of missiles, drone strikes, and artillery shelling.
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