Hayatullah Muhajir Farahi, the Deputy Minister for Publications Affairs of the Taliban’s Ministry of Information and Culture, referring to Pakistan’s recent attacks on parts of Afghanistan, has said that a number of civilians, including women and children, were killed and wounded in these attacks.

Farahi said on Tuesday, the 22nd of September, at a one-day seminar on enhancing the intellectual, ideological, and professional capacity of journalists in Samangan that Pakistan’s attacks will not go unanswered.

He stated: “Unfortunately, the country of Pakistan once again attacked and bombed our beloved country Afghanistan, and as a result, a number of innocent people, especially women and children, were [killed] and wounded.”

Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban’s spokesman, also said the previous day that these attacks will not go unanswered.

Hamdullah Fitrat, the Taliban’s deputy spokesman, had said that three civilians died in Kunar as a result of these attacks.