Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif warns Kabul, declaring that if Afghan soil is used to launch attacks against Pakistan, Islamabad will not hesitate to strike inside Afghanistan. He blamed the Taliban regime for derailing peace talks and accused Kabul of acting as an Indian proxy, saying the Taliban leadership has “never been sincere in negotiations.”
Defence Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif has issued a sharp warning to Afghanistan’s Taliban government, saying that Pakistan will “enter and strike” if Afghan territory is used for attacks against Pakistan.
Asif said Islamabad engaged in talks on the request of “brotherly countries,” but accused the Taliban regime of deliberately sabotaging negotiations. “Whenever an agreement was close, Kabul stopped it,” he said, adding that the Taliban were “never sincere” and “aligned with Indian interests.”
He further alleged that Kabul is acting as India’s proxy, claiming the Taliban government lacks full legitimacy across Afghanistan. The Defence Minister rejected any attempt to include the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in future negotiations, reminding that the Taliban themselves had earlier admitted the TTP used Pakistani territory.
Khawaja Asif also warned that Pakistan’s patience had limits:
“If Afghan soil is used against Pakistan, we will enter and strike immediately. Any terrorist attack will bring a bitter response.”
The statement comes amid rising tensions and failed peace efforts between Pakistan and the Taliban regime. Islamabad insists that Afghanistan must prevent its soil from being used by militants targeting Pakistan.
