Afghanistan lodges protest over persecution of its nationals residing in Pakistan

Kabul: Afghanistan government summoned Pakistan’s Chargé d’affaires to Kabul to lodge protest over persecution of Afghan nationals residing in Pakistan.

In an official statement, Afghanistan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry summoned Pakistan’s Chargé d’affaires to Kabul and lodged a strong protest.

Afghanistan had lodged another protest against the frequent artillery shelling on Khans Kunar and Sarkano districts of Kunar Province on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the Ministry has also expressed the deepest concerns of Afghanistan with regard to the indiscriminate shelling and the violation of Afghan airspace by the Pakistani military helicopters along the presumed Durand Line.

The Director of the first Political Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mosa Arefi asked the Pakistani side to immediately cease such provocative actions.

In return, Pakistan Chargé d’affaires to Kabul promised to convey the protest and concerns of the Afghan Government to the authorities and relevant officials of his country.