Pakistan delivers clear message to Afghan forces over unprovoked firing

Pakistan has issued a clear message to Afghanistan in a sharply worded communiqué

The message challenges Afghan claims to bravery and recalls US support during the Soviet conflict, with a reference to Tora Bora, where Afghan fighters fled, the communiqué says

The note demanded expulsion of all Afghan refugees from Pakistan and suggested that the Afghan government may transfer them to India, with which the Taliban appear to enjoy close ties.

The communiqué warned that any terrorist action by the Taliban on Pakistani soil, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, will draw a response: Pakistan will destroy Taliban centres and bases in Afghanistan that support the Khawarij proxy. The message ended with a patriotic slogan: “Long live Pakistan.