KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan on Thursday rejected the involvement of Afghan nationals in a terrorist attack in Balochistan’s Zhob district as alleged by Pakistan.
The Pakistan Foreign Office on Wednesday claimed three terrorists involved in the July 12 attack, had been identified as Afghan nationals. “Three terrorists who attacked the Zhob cantonment belonged to Afghanistan’s Kandahar province,” the FO said.
But the Islamic Emirate rejected the claim as baseless, asking Pakistan to share their concerns directly if any.
The attack left nine soldiers and five assailants dead.
The FO said the Afghan Embassy in Islamabad has been asked to receive the bodies of Afghan terrorists.
It said continued involvement of Afghans in terrorist activities in Pakistan and the use of Afghan soil for terrorism in Pakistan was a matter of concern and condemnable.
Zabihullah Mujahid, IEA spokesman, tweeted that the statements of the Pakistan Foreign Office and officials were baseless accusations against Afghanistan and they rejected them.
He said the Islamic Emirate did not allow anyone to use the territory of Afghanistan against any other country.
He added: “Any concern should be shared with the Islamic Emirate face to face and making useless claims in the media confuses the public mind. Such claims are not in the interest of both countries and nations.”
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