According to the Taliban, several Pakistani warplanes penetrated Afghan airspace with the intent to bomb Bagram, but they were driven off by “anti-aircraft and missile defense systems.” Khawarazmi on Tuesday acknowledged that the Pakistani planes managed to drop some ordnance, but said the damage to Bagram was not “significant.” Tarar rejected the accusation, and also the U.N. tally of civilians killed, slamming the U.N. for relying on information from the Taliban and claiming most of the dead were actually militants wearing “civilian attire.” Pakistan supported the long Taliban insurgency against the U.S. coalition in Afghanistan, but quickly changed its tune when the restored Taliban junta insisted on sheltering militant groups that aspire to overthrow the Pakistani government.
Author: John Hayward
Published at: 2026-03-03 23:37:44
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