India slams Pakistan over border tensions with Afghanistan

India on Thursday slammed Pakistan for border tensions with Afghanistan, calling it “unacceptable” and reprimanding Pakistan for practising cross-border terrorism with impunity. Addressing a media briefing in New Delhi, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reaffirmed India’s full support for Afghanistan’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence. “I reiterate what I had said in my last briefing — Pakistan is infuriated with Afghanistan exercising sovereignty over its own territories. Pakistan seems to think that it has the right to practice cross-border terrorism with impunity. Its neighbours find it unacceptable. India remains fully committed to the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence of Afghanistan,” Jaiswal said.

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The MEA’s remarks come amid escalating tensions between Kabul and Islamabad after Pakistani forces reportedly carried out cross-border operations inside Afghanistan. A fresh round of talks between the two countries, held in Turkey earlier this week, failed to produce any breakthrough.
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