India condemns Pakistan’s air strikes in Afghanistan
Hindustan TimesIndia on Monday condemned Pakistan’s air strikes in Afghanistan that killed dozens of civilians, saying Islamabad often sought to blame neighbouring countries for its “own internal failures”. External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the Indian side has noted media reports about the air strikes on Afghan civilians, including women and children, in which “several precious lives have been lost”. It is an old practice of Pakistan to blame its neighbours for its own internal failures.” Jaiswal added, “We have also noted the response of an Afghan spokesperson in this regard.” An Afghan Taliban spokesman said on December 25 that the foreign ministry in Kabul summoned the Pakistani charge d’affaires to lodge a protest over the air strikes. Pakistani officials said the air strikes targeted the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, which has been using Afghanistan as a base to carry out attacks on Pakistani security forces.