US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he had saved millions of lives and was highly effective in conflict resolution and “heard that war and Pakistan were going on between Afghanistan and Pakistan”.
He noted: “It will be the eighth war I helped to solve. I have heard that there is currently a conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan, but I said I would deal with it as soon as I return.”
“Because I’m good in solving wars … Think about India, Pakistan. Think about some wars that have been going on for years. We had one on 31, one goes 32, one goes 37 years, and millions of people are killed in each country and I got each of those made, largely in one day.”
Inter -border attacks followed last Thursday by Pakistani air strikes from the Afghan capital and hit that Kábul was directly accusing of Islamabad. After intensive clashes, key border crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan were closed.
On Sunday, Afghanistan claimed to have killed 58 Pakistani soldiers during operations overnight and called it a reaction to repeated violations of its territory and airspace. However, the Pakistani army announced a significantly lower number of victims and stated that 23 of its units were killed, as stated by AP.
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Meanwhile, Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi released Pakistan on Sunday and said Kabul had “other options” if Pakistan is not interested in peace.
His remarks come as a result of the ongoing border clashes that resulted in the death of more than 50 Pakistani soldiers and captivity of 19 Afghan border positions by Pakistani forces.
Muttaqi said that Afghanistan had no hostility to Pakistani civilians, but in Pakistan he blamed certain elements for the escalation of tension.
The main spokesman for the Taliban government, Zabihulh Mujahid, said the Afghan forces had caught 25 Pakistani army and 30 Pakistani soldiers remained injured.
“The situation on all official borders and de facto lines in Afghanistan is under complete control and illegal activities have been largely prevented,” Mujahid said at a press conference in Kabul.
Torkham Crossing, one of the two main trade routes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, remained closed on Sunday and did not open at 8:00 at the usual time, reported.
Chaman crossing in southwest Pakistan was also closed. In the middle of the escalating security situation, people, including Afghan refugees who tried to leave Pakistan, were turned away.
The tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan escalated, and Pakistan was accused by the Afghan authorities of the hiding of the forbidden Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which claims Islamabad is behind a series of fatal attacks inside the country. Kabul refused these accusations and insisted that it did not allow the use of Afghan territory against any other nation.
Pakistan is currently facing a sharp increase in militant violence, especially in areas along the Afghan border. He also accused India, her nuclear armed neighbor and a long -time opponent, to support armed groups, although he did not provide any specific evidence to support the claim.
Recent clashes of the border overnight between Pakistani and Afghan forces risk that the region further destabilizes. At the beginning of this year, the tension between India and Pakistan almost escalated to an open conflict after a deadly attack on tourists in Kashmir.
Both countries share the limit of 2,611 kilometers (1,622 miles) known as the Durand line, but Afghanistan has never recognized it.
(With the entry from agencies)
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