The Afghan Deputy Minister of Interior and Taliban leader Mawlawi Muhammad Nabi Omari, issued a stark warning to Pakistan, saying that Afghan forces and tribes could pursue Pakistani troops “up to the
Indian border” if they are deemed invaders, according to CNN-News18.
“If the Afghan tribes and nation once declare you an invader by religious decree, I swear by God, you will not find safety even up to the Indian border,” Omari said, addressing the Pakistani military directly.
He also sharply criticised Islamabad’s civilian and military leadership: “The Pakistani military regime does everything according to others’ wishes and you must have recently seen the video of Shehbaz Sharif speaking sycophantically to Trump”.
Omari also hinted at potential territorial claims, stating that “the current situation indicates that areas beyond the Durand Line which were once lost by Afghanistan may eventually return to Afghan territory.”
The warning comes amid heightened tensions on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, where cross-border clashes have recently flared. Kabul accused Islamabad of violating a 48-hour ceasefire, which had temporarily paused nearly a week of fighting that left dozens of troops and civilians dead on both sides.
Following the clashes, Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to an immediate ceasefire, according to Qatar’s foreign ministry, which hosted talks in Doha.
