ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia and Qatar on Sunday expressed concern over border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, urging both sides to exercise restraint and hold dialogue to lower tensions.
Afghan security forces attacked Pakistani border posts late Saturday in response to what the Taliban government called “repeated violations” of their territory and airspace.
Earlier in the week, Afghan authorities accused Pakistan of an airstrikes in the capital, Kabul, and a market in the country’s east. Pakistan has neither denied nor confirmed the strikes.
The Torkham border crossing, one of two main trade routes between the two countries, did not open on Sunday at its usual time of 8am, following the skirmishes that underscore deepening security tensions between both countries.
“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia follows with concern the tensions and clashes witnessed in the border areas between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the State of Afghanistan,” the Saudi foreign ministry said on X.
