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Pakistan Defense Minister Makes Big Claim About Afghans Serving in Country's Military

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Amid increasing tensions between Kabul and Islamabad, Pakistan Defense Minister Khawaja Asif made a big claim about Afghan nationals serving in the South Asian country's armed forces.

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Amid increasing tensions between Kabul and Islamabad, Pakistan Defense Minister Khawaja Asif made a big claim about Afghan nationals serving in the South Asian country's armed forces.During an interview with Pakistani media outlet Dawn, Asif revealed that there have been cases of undocumented Afghani nationals joining the Pakistani Army's ranks before they were dismissed from service after investigations confirmed their dubious credentials.Asif cited an example of India in this context as he pointed out that an Indian is required to have a Pakistani visa if he wishes to visit Sikh or Hindu shrines in Pakistan and the same would be implemented for Afghans.Asif's statement came in the wake of the Pakistan Air Force's (PAF) action against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) hideouts in Afghanistan's Paktika and Khost provinces, which drew a warning of "bad consequences" from the Taliban.A total of eight people were killed in the Pakistani air strikes as per the Taliban.*under UN sanctions**banned terrorist group

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Pakistan Defense Minister Makes Big Claim About Afghans Serving in Country's Military

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© AP Photo / Petros GiannakourisAn afghan man walks at the Afghanistan-Iran border crossing of Islam Qala, on Wednesday , Nov. 24, 2021. Afghans are streaming across the border into Iran, driven by desperation after the near collapse of their country's economy following the Taliban's takeover in mid-August. In the past three months, more than 300,000 people have crossed illegally into Iran, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council, and more are coming at the rate of 4,000 to 5,000 a day. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

An afghan man walks at the Afghanistan-Iran border crossing of Islam Qala, on Wednesday , Nov. 24, 2021. Afghans are streaming across the border into Iran, driven by desperation after the near collapse of their country's economy following the Taliban's takeover in mid-August. In the past three months, more than 300,000 people have crossed illegally into Iran, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council, and more are coming at the rate of 4,000 to 5,000 a day. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) - Sputnik India, 1920, 19.03.2024

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Pakistan and Afghanistan traded barbs after the former conducted air strikes inside the latter's territory on Monday. A little while later, a top Pakistani official made a bombshell revelation.

Amid increasing tensions between Kabul and Islamabad, Pakistan Defense Minister Khawaja Asif made a big claim about Afghan nationals serving in the South Asian country's armed forces.

During an interview with Pakistani media outlet Dawn, Asif revealed that there have been cases of undocumented Afghani nationals joining the Pakistani Army's ranks before they were dismissed from service after investigations confirmed their dubious credentials.

He stated that Pakistan would no longer give asylum to illegal immigrants from Afghanistan before urging the neighboring nation's current rulers to follow the rules of international law, wherein a visa is generally required to visit a foreign sovereign state.

Asif cited an example of India in this context as he pointed out that an Indian is required to have a Pakistani visa if he wishes to visit Sikh or Hindu shrines in Pakistan and the same would be implemented for Afghans.

Asif's statement came in the wake of the Pakistan Air Force's (PAF) action against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) hideouts in Afghanistan's Paktika and Khost provinces, which drew a warning of "bad consequences" from the Taliban.

"Such incidents can have very bad consequences which will not be in Pakistan's control," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement.

A total of eight people were killed in the Pakistani air strikes as per the Taliban.