ISLAMABAD: Islamabad is not seeking a regime change in Afghanistan, state media reported this week quoting a senior security official, who vowed that Pakistan’s military operation against Afghan forces will continue until the Taliban government stops facilitating militants.
The statement comes in response to the ongoing military conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan, which began after Afghan forces on Thursday launched attacks in retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes earlier this month.
Since then, Pakistan has carried out military operations along the border, with Information Minister Attaullah Tarar claiming the killing of 435 Afghan forces and the capture of 31 Afghan positions. Afghanistan, on the other hand, has also claimed capturing several Pakistani military posts along the border and carrying out strikes targeting military bases in Pakistan. Arab News could not independently verify these claims.
“He clarified that Pakistan has nothing to do with any change of government in Afghanistan, calling it an internal choice of the Afghan people,” state broadcaster Radio Pakistan reported on Monday, citing a senior security official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Islamabad accuses the Afghan Taliban government of sheltering militants, particularly the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Afghanistan and facilitating their attacks against Pakistan.
