Pakistan airstrikes in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region, Afghanistan protests
【环球时报驻巴基斯坦特约记者 黄晓娜】据巴基斯坦《黎明报》23日报道，巴基斯坦21日夜间对巴阿边境阿富汗一侧的恐怖分子目标发动空袭，共击毙80多名恐怖分子。
巴基斯坦国民议会议员兼新闻和广播部议会秘书达尼亚尔·乔杜里在23日的新闻发布会上表示：“国家安全不容谈判。”他强调，巴基斯坦始终坚持对话与和平共处的道路，但当阿富汗领土一再被用于发动代理人战争、危害巴国家安全时，“我们别无选择，只能选择保卫自己的领土”。
报道称，乔杜里敦促阿富汗政府采取果断行动，阻止其领土被用于跨境武装活动。他警告称，实现地区持久和平的关键在于彻底铲除恐怖分子庇护所。他援引联合国一份报告说，目前有21个恐怖组织的武装分子在阿富汗境内活动，严重威胁地区稳定。
巴媒称，巴方本轮空袭是对近期巴境内多起自杀式爆炸袭击幕后组织的报复。近一个月来，巴多个地区接连发生自杀式恐怖袭击，造成数十名军人伤亡。本月6日，巴首都伊斯兰堡一座清真寺发生爆炸，造成至少32名平民死亡，成为该市近年来最严重的恐袭案件。
阿富汗方面否认了巴方指责并对巴此次空袭提出抗议。阿富汗政府发言人扎比胡拉·穆贾希德22日表示，巴方的空袭波及阿巴边境地区，已造成阿18人死亡、5人受伤。阿国防部22日发表声明称，阿东部楠格哈尔省和帕克蒂卡省的“多个平民区”遭袭。阿国防部强烈谴责巴基斯坦对阿富汗领土主权的公然侵犯，认为此举严重违反了国际法和睦邻友好原则。阿国防部警告称，将适时对此次空袭作出适当且经过慎重考量的回应。
Pakistan conducted airstrikes on terrorist targets in Afghanistan on the night of the 21st, resulting in over 80 terrorist deaths. This action was a retaliation for recent suicide bombings in Pakistan. The Afghan government reported 18 civilian casualties and condemned the strikes as a violation of sovereignty, while Pakistan emphasized the necessity of defending its territory against cross-border threats.
- Pakistan conducted airstrikes on the Afghan side of the Pak-Afghan border, killing over 80 terrorists.
- The airstrikes were a response to recent suicide bombings in Pakistan.
- Afghanistan reported 18 civilian casualties from the airstrikes and condemned the action as a violation of sovereignty.
- The Pakistani government emphasized the need to protect national security against cross-border threats.
- A UN report cited 21 terrorist organizations operating within Afghanistan, posing a threat to regional stability.