FO says cross-border attacks, infiltration continue from Afghanistan despite Pakistan’s ceasefire pause gesture
A Pakistani army soldier stands guard at a border terminal in Ghulam Khan, a town in North Waziristan, on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Photo: AFP
The Foreign Office responded to media questions about a social media post by the British special representative for Afghanistan, calling the “one-sided comments” “lacking a deeper understanding of the situation along the border.”
In a statement issued on Saturday, FO spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said: “We have seen the British SRA’s social media post regarding developments along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.”
He added: “Cross-border aggression and terrorist infiltration attempts from the Afghan side have continued unabated despite Pakistan’s goodwill gesture of a temporary pause, announced in March 2026.”
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Since the pause, the spokesperson said, “indiscriminate and unprovoked cross-border attacks by the Afghan Taliban and terrorist activities by Indian proxies supported by the Afghan Taliban inside Pakistan have resulted in the shahadat [martyrdom] of 52 civilians and 84 wounded.”
Pakistan, while acting with restraint, has responded effectively by “targeting Afghan Taliban outposts and terrorist support infrastructure,” the statement reads. At the same time, Pakistan continues to thwart “multiple infiltration attempts from the Afghan side.”
According to the statement, Afghan claims that there were civilian casualties due to Pakistan’s responses lack evidentiary credibility. “These unjustified comments, without linking them to the fundamental cause of terrorism, do not offer a balanced and objective perspective,” he said.
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The spokesperson urged a better understanding of regional dynamics as well as Pakistan’s principled stance and the “unparalleled sacrifices made by the people of Pakistan in the fight against terrorism.”
The comments come as the UK’s special envoy to Afghanistan, Richard Lindsay, expressed concern about violence along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
He cited reports of attacks in Kunar in Afghanistan and said measures must be taken to protect civilian lives and prevent further escalation. Lindsay stated this in response to a post about reported civilian casualties in Afghanistan.
The British envoy also visited Afghanistan this week and said he had urged dialogue and moderation in meetings there.
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On Friday, Pakistani security forces killed 13 terrorists while foiling two separate infiltration attempts along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Inter-Services Public Relations said.
On the same day, local authorities said at least nine civilians were killed while 12 others were injured in cross-border firing and shelling by Afghan forces over the past two months in KP’s Bajaur district.
A day earlier, at least five people were injured after the Afghan Taliban again shelled and attacked Pakistani civilian populations in border areas adjacent to Angoor Adda in KP district of South Waziristan, security sources said.
