Pakistan said on Wednesday six of its soldiers were seriously injured in firing from Afghanistan on October 27 and 28.
Earlier, Afghan officials said that three civilians were wounded as Pakistani mortar and rocket firing into Kunar province after Afghan forces tried to stop Pakistani forces from establishing a military installation along the Durand Line.
Afghan foreign ministry in a statement on Tuesday strongly condemned the attacks as violation of Afghanistan’s sovereignty and international laws.
On Wednesday, Pakistan’s foreign ministry in a statement said that the Afghan military resorted to “un-provoked mortar and heavy weapon firing on Pakistan military’s newly-established posts, which resulted into serious injuries to six Pakistani military soldiers.”
It said that despite this “aggressive action”, the Pakistani side “exercised utmost restraint to avoid further escalation.”
According to the statement, Pakistan military proposed to resolve the issue of newly-established posts through Border Flag Meeting, joint survey of the area, and a local Jirga involving elders from both sides.
It said that the “Afghan side has side has not responded on the proposal as yet.”
“It is highly regrettable that despite mutual agreement on utilizing recognized channels of communication, Afghanistan has chosen to raise the issue through a media statement,” the statement said. “We expect that the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs will respond to Pakistan’s proposals.”
The statement said that Pakistan considers border with Afghanistan as an internationally recognized official border between the two countries. “The Afghan position on this issue is unwarranted, which should be avoided,” it said.
