Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, acting Afghan defense minister in the radical Taliban government, said Afghanistan might not tolerate incursions from its neighbors and protested the airstrikes he said had previously been inflicted by neighboring Pakistan on Afghan territory. reports TASS.

“We are facing problems and challenges from both the world and our neighbors, the clear example is invasion by them in our territory in Kunar,” said Yaqoob at a ceremony in Kabul commemorating the anniversary of the death of his father, Taliban founder Mullah Mohammad Omar.

Earlier on April 15, Taliban officials reported that the Pakistan Air Force carried out air strikes on the Afghan provinces of Khost and Kunar, killing about 50 people.

The Pakistani Foreign Ministry, in turn, demanded that the new Afghan authorities ensure security on the border of the two countries due to the fact that attacks on Pakistani security forces from Afghanistan have recently become more frequent. The agency added that militants from banned terrorist groups continue to attack Pakistani border posts, resulting in several deaths.