India, Oct. 18 -- Former Afghan Member of Parliament Mariam Solaimankhil has blamed the Pakistan Army for being directly responsible for the "systematic terrorism" in the region.

"This is the same pattern of violence the ISI and the Pakistan Army have unleashed for decades from India to Afghanistan. But to see young cricketers, babies, and mothers being killed, it's heartbreaking," she told Indian news channel NDTV.

She remarked at a time when a Pakistani airstrike left three Afghan cricketers dead in Paktika province.

"Whenever Afghanistan moves closer to India, our brotherly, historic partner, it threatens Pakistan's military establishment. Their entire economy thrives on war and destruction," she said.

"They cannot tolerate peace b...