{"id":60072,"date":"2026-02-22T10:39:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T10:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=60072"},"modified":"2026-02-22T13:10:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T13:10:35","slug":"afghanistan-threatens-response-to-pakistan-instead-of-cooperation-to-eliminate-the-enemies-of-humanity-by-tazeen-akhtar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/afghanistan-threatens-response-to-pakistan-instead-of-cooperation-to-eliminate-the-enemies-of-humanity-by-tazeen-akhtar\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan Threatens Response to Pakistan Instead of Cooperation to Eliminate the Enemies of Humanity &#8211; by Tazeen Akhtar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60094\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pakistan-Strike-Afghanistan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pakistan-Strike-Afghanistan.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pakistan-Strike-Afghanistan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pakistan-Strike-Afghanistan-696x463.jpg 696w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pakistan-Strike-Afghanistan-631x420.jpg 631w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\u00a0Tazeen Akhtar | Islamabad<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-59978 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Tazeen_Akhtar-e1711960981298.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/>Afghanistan and Pakistan, both are Muslim populated countries and both have Islamic in their state names while it is Ramzan , a sacred month of Islami calendar in which fights and wars are prohibited and a Muslim if it is Muslim or human,\u00a0 can never take life of another Muslim while both are fasting but here the things are total different as Pakistan has seen a series of suicide and terrorist attacks near before and in Ramzan losing more than 200 lives of soldiers, police and citizens most of who were in prayers. Unfortunately the connections of all these attacks were found in Afghanistan.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Further, unfortunate is, Afghan regime neither controls the terrorists on its land itself nor let Pakistan eliminate these enemies of humanity from the earth. When Pakistan after many requests, warnings , finding no solution from across the border, hit the hideouts of the terrorists yesternight, Afghan regime still is bent upon its stubborn stance , rather threatening Pakistan of consequences. The regime denies harboring terrorists but the actions speak othewise.<\/p>\n<p>The Afghan Ministry of Defence condemned the attacks, saying they \u201chit a religious school and residential homes\u201d in the border provinces of Nangarhar and Paktika, \u201cresulting in dozens of deaths and injuries, including women and children\u201d.when strikes hit a madrasa and homes in Nangarhar and Paktika provinces.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"mu5ZRqaSEP\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-strikes-inside-afghanistan-7-hideouts-of-daesh-khorasan-terrorists-destroyed-many-killed\/\">Pakistan Strikes inside Afghanistan ! 7 Hideouts of Daesh Khorasan Terrorists Destroyed ! Many Killed<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan Strikes inside Afghanistan ! 7 Hideouts of Daesh Khorasan Terrorists Destroyed ! Many Killed&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-strikes-inside-afghanistan-7-hideouts-of-daesh-khorasan-terrorists-destroyed-many-killed\/embed\/#?secret=nByx48I9D9#?secret=mu5ZRqaSEP\" data-secret=\"mu5ZRqaSEP\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Afghanistan&#8217;s defence ministry said it will &#8220;deliver an appropriate and calculated response&#8221; to the Pakistani strikes. It calims a &#8220;dozens&#8221; of civilians, including women and children, were killed and wounded.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Indian DNA media shared, the Afghan Taliban administration said on Sunday that it was assessing Pakistan&#8217;s airstrikes and warned of retaliation. The incident indicates tensions are once again escalating along the Afghan-Pakistan border. In a statement, Zabiullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Afghan Taliban government, accused Pakistan of violating Afghan sovereignty and attacking innocent civilians. 19 members of the same family were reportedly killed in Pakistani airstrikes.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Sources close to the Afghan Taliban said, &#8220;Pakistan has violated Afghan airspace, and Afghanistan has the right to retaliate. We will retaliate at the right time.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>International media mostly looked having a tilt towards Afghan side. The reports by Aljazeerah , AFP, DW, Indian, Afghan media and some other outlets raised the same impression. Here are some references from these reports;<\/p>\n<p>AFP journalist in Nangarhar&#8217;s Bihsud district shared the comment of a neighbour Amin Gul Amin, 37 who said &#8220;People here are ordinary people. The residents of this village are our relatives. When the bombing happened, one person who survived was shouting for help,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Civilians were killed. In one house, there were 23 family members. Five wounded people were taken out,&#8221; said police spokesperson Sayed Tayeeb Hammad.<\/p>\n<p>Reporting from the scene of an attack in Nangarhar\u2019s Bihsud district, Al Jazeera\u2019s Naser Shadid said at least 17 people were confirmed killed and six others are missing under the rubble of an attacked house.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA religious centre was also hit in this area, according to Afghanistan\u2019s authorities, and there are unidentified number of casualties there as well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60095\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pakistan-Strike-Afghanistan-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pakistan-Strike-Afghanistan-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pakistan-Strike-Afghanistan-2-300x118.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Afghan officials need to know that the terrorists do not live in isolation. They hide in between the populations and take refuge behind their families using them as human shield. Therefore, if any woman or child has been hit, the burden lies on the head of their family heads or the terrorists whom the local population has provided shelter.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Matter of fact is ,Pakistan\u2019s military carried out air strikes targeting terrorists&#8217; camps and hideouts belonging to armed groups behind a spate of recent attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said in a statement on X that the country\u2019s military conducted \u201cintelligence-based, selective operations\u201d against seven camps and hideouts belonging to the Pakistan Taliban, also known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and its affiliates. An affiliate of the Islamic State group was also targeted in the border region.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry said it had \u201cconclusive evidence\u201d that recent attacks in Islamabad, as well as in the northwestern Bajaur and Bannu districts, were perpetrated by fighters \u201con behest of their Afghanistan-based leadership and handlers\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The two countries have been locked in an increasingly bitter dispute since the Taliban authorities retook control of Afghanistan in 2021.Several rounds of negotiations followed an initial ceasefire brokered by Qatar and Turkey, but they have failed to produce a lasting agreement.Saudi Arabia intervened this month, mediating the release of three Pakistani soldiers captured by Afghanistan in October.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60096\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/afghanistan-Pakistan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/afghanistan-Pakistan.jpg 400w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/afghanistan-Pakistan-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>The overnight attacks were the most extensive since border clashes in October killed more than 70 people on both sides and wounded hundreds. The deteriorating relationship has hit people in both countries, with the land border largely shut for months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Afghan authorities gave their commitment in the Doha agreement that Afghan soil will not be used by any other country,\u201d Al Jazeera\u2019s Kamal Hyder said, referring to the 2020 agreement Taliban signed with the United States, in the Qatari capital, Doha.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On February 6, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives during noon prayers at the Khadija Tul Kubra mosque in Islamabad\u2019s Tarlai Kalan area, killing at least 31 worshippers and wounding 170 others. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the Islamabad attack.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-9cd5bb24-0 lmzibM\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"sc-cd6075cf-0 DQtHs\">\n<div class=\"sc-82b3c53b-0 IAFLu\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Earlier in November 2025, A suicide attack outside a court in Pakistan&#8217;s capital Islamabad has killed 12 people and injured at least 27 others, the country&#8217;s interior minister said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-9cd5bb24-0 lmzibM\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"sc-cd6075cf-0 DQtHs\">\n<div class=\"sc-82b3c53b-0 IAFLu\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\"><strong>International media rightly pointed out Pakistani concerns as\u00a0 , &#8220;While bombings are rare in the heavily guarded capital, Islamabad, the attack on Khadija Tul Kubra was the second such attack in three months, raising fears of a return to violence in Pakistan\u2019s major urban centres.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The latest strikes inside Afghanistan are enough to make Kabul regime understand and absorb the reality that , they will have to do their part as pledged at Doha by improving the situation on its territory rather allege Pakistan of seeking refuge in strikes for its security failures. Pakistan has decided to respond back and hard whatever the response is from Afghanistan on these strikes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zdjJWSHw7g\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-january-2026\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 January 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 January 2026&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-january-2026\/embed\/#?secret=YxTeGlwzVR#?secret=zdjJWSHw7g\" data-secret=\"zdjJWSHw7g\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-9cd5bb24-0 lmzibM\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"sc-cd6075cf-0 DQtHs\">\n<div class=\"sc-82b3c53b-0 IAFLu\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-9cd5bb24-0 lmzibM\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"sc-cd6075cf-0 DQtHs\">\n<div class=\"sc-82b3c53b-0 IAFLu\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-9cd5bb24-0 lmzibM\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"sc-cd6075cf-0 DQtHs\">\n<div class=\"sc-82b3c53b-0 IAFLu\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Tazeen Akhtar | Islamabad Afghanistan and Pakistan, both are Muslim populated countries and both have Islamic in their state names while it is Ramzan , a sacred month of Islami calendar in which fights and wars are prohibited and a Muslim if it is Muslim or human,\u00a0 can never take life of another Muslim while [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60094,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[162,962,8081,8082,48,8080,8079,1257,219,3998],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60072"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60072"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60107,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60072\/revisions\/60107"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}