India on Friday “strongly” condemned Pakistan’s airstrikes on Afghanistan’s territory, saying the attacks had resulted in civilian casualties.
Randhir Jaiswal, a spokesman for India’s Ministry of External Affairs, said in a statement posted on X that the strikes had killed civilians, including women and children, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
He did not provide casualty figures.
“It is another attempt by Pakistan to externalise its internal failures,” Jaiswal said. “India reiterates its support for Afghanistan’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence.”
Pakistan has not publicly responded to India’s remarks.
The escalating exchange follows cross-border attacks late Thursday. The Taliban claimed that 55 Pakistani forces were killed in strikes on border outposts. Pakistan, in turn, claimed that 133 Taliban members were killed in its overnight airstrikes, while the Taliban said those strikes caused no casualties.
