 "Major border crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan were shut on October 12 after intense overnight clashes, following Taliban allegations that Islamabad conducted air strikes earlier in the week, officials said. (Photo: AFP)")
Taliban leader and Afghan Deputy Interior Minister Mawlawi Muhammad Nabi Omari issued a strong warning to Pakistan, saying Afghan forces and tribes could chase Pakistani troops “up to the Indian border” if they were declared invaders.
“If the Afghan tribes and nation once declare you an invader by religious decree, I swear by God, you will not find safety even up to the Indian border,” Omari said, addressing the Pakistani military.
He accused Islamabad’s military and political leadership of acting on foreign orders, saying, “The Pakistani military regime does everything according to others’ wishes, and you must have recently seen the video of Shehbaz Sharif speaking sycophantically to Trump.”
Omari also suggested that areas beyond the Durand Line, once part of Afghanistan, could eventually return to Afghan control.
His remarks come amid renewed border clashes between Afghan and Pakistani forces. Kabul accused Islamabad of violating a brief ceasefire that had paused nearly a week of fighting, which killed several soldiers and civilians on both sides. The two countries later agreed to another ceasefire following talks hosted by Qatar in Doha.