Afghanistan, Feb. 22 -- Pakistan's former envoy Asif Durrani warned that broader military attacks could follow if Kabul compels Islamabad to escalate operations.
Asif Durrani, Pakistan's former special representative for Afghanistan, said airstrikes targeting alleged hideouts of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and Islamic State militants were a "clear and calculated message" to Afghanistan's Taliban authorities. He said the operations were meant to push Kabul to act against armed groups operating near the border.
Speaking on Sunday, Febraury 22, Durrani warned that if the Taliban "force Islamabad," Pakistan could carry out broader and deeper strikes inside Afghanistan territory. He stressed that militant sanctuaries in Afghanistan's border reg...