Performing Minister of Defence Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob says American drones have been coming into Afghanistan through Pakistan.
The Taliban’s appearing defence minister has stated Pakistan allowed American drones to make use of its airspace to entry Afghanistan, a cost Pakistan has just lately denied following a US air strike in Kabul.
Performing Minister of Defence Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob advised reporters at a information convention in Kabul on Sunday that American drones have been coming into Afghanistan through Pakistan.
“In accordance with our data the drones are coming into by way of Pakistan to Afghanistan, they use Pakistan’s airspace, we ask Pakistan, don’t use your airspace in opposition to us,” he stated.
Pakistan’s international ministry didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Pakistani authorities have denied involvement in or superior information of a drone strike the USA stated it carried out in Kabul in July that killed al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Intelligence had positioned al-Zawahiri’s household in Kabul earlier this yr. An Egyptian surgeon with a $25m reward on his head, al-Zawahiri helped coordinate the September 11, 2001 assaults on the US that killed almost 3,000 individuals.
Earlier, US officers talking on the situation of anonymity advised reporters that the CIA carried out a drone assault in Kabul utilizing two missiles.
Yaqoob’s feedback might exacerbate pressure between the neighbouring nations at a time when the Taliban is mediating talks between the Pakistan authorities and the Pakistan Taliban, identified by the acronym TTP.
Afghanistan additionally depends closely on commerce with Pakistan because the nation experiences an financial disaster.
The Taliban stated it’s investigating the July air strike and that it has not discovered the al-Qaeda chief’s physique.
