The Ministry of Defense of the Islamic Emirate has called Pakistan's airstrike on parts of Barmal district in Paktika an outright aggression and stated that these attacks will not go unanswered.

Enayatullah Khwarazmi, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense, stated that Pakistan must realize such arbitrary actions do not solve any problems. According to Khwarazmi, children and civilians were targeted in these attacks.

The spokesperson added: "The Islamic Emirate considers this brutal act a violation of all international principles and an outright aggression, and strongly condemns it. The Pakistani side must understand that such arbitrary actions are not a solution to any problem."

Former President Hamid Karzai and some citizens of the country have also condemned Pakistan's airstrikes on parts of Barmal district in Paktika province.

Karzai described these airstrikes by Pakistan as blatant aggression and a violation of Afghanistan's sovereignty. The former president attributed tensions in the relations between the two countries to Pakistan's flawed policies and emphasized that Pakistan must reassess its policies toward Afghanistan.

A statement released by Hamid Karzai's office reads: "Hamid Karzai considers the tensions in the relations between the two countries as a result of Pakistan's flawed policies of promoting extremism in the region and continuously weakening Afghanistan. He believes resolving these tensions requires an immediate and serious review of these policies by Pakistan."

Abdullah Abdullah, the former Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, also stated that Pakistan's airstrikes on Paktika province are a clear violation of Afghanistan's national sovereignty. The former Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation stressed in a statement that the existing problems between the two countries must be resolved through diplomatic means and dialogue based on mutual respect.

Abdullah Abdullah stressed that actions leading to a crisis in relations between the two countries should be avoided.

"Since Pakistan was founded in 1945, just three months later, Torkham and Spin Boldak were bombed by Pakistan, and Pakistan's stubbornness continues to this day. This bombing was not the first, nor will it be the last," Jannat Faheem Chakari, a political analyst, told TOLOnews.

Meanwhile, Zalmay Khalilzad, the former US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, said that Pakistan's action will not go unanswered by the Islamic Emirate. Khalilzad added that instead of war, the two countries need an agreement to ensure that neither allows terrorism to pose a security threat to the other.
Zalmay Khalilzad wrote: "Rather than fighting, the two countries need an agreement that specifies that neither will allow its territory to be used by individuals or groups to threaten the security of the other and adhere to it."

Some citizens have also condemned Pakistan's airstrikes on Paktika province and called on the Islamic Emirate to respond to these attacks.

This comes after Tuesday night's airstrikes by Pakistani fighter jets on parts of Barmal district in Paktika province, which claimed the lives of 46 people and injured six others.