Pakistan rejects Afghan allegations over Angoor Adda incident as 'a fabrication of lies'
“Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Wednesday rejected Afghanistan’sregarding the Angoor Adda border incident, terming them as a ‘fabrication of lies.’, Afghan security forces opene…”
The incident was described as a violation of established border protocols. Afghanistan’s Defence Ministry, however, claimed that Pakistani military personnel had launched drones targeting the Angoor Adda bazaar and the commissioner’s office in Paktika province without provocation or justification.
It said Afghan forces subsequently carried out retaliatory strikes against a nearby Pakistani military base and outposts, accusing Pakistan of initiating the confrontation. Responding to the allegations, the Pakistani ministry’s fact-checking account on X rejected Kabul’s version of events, maintaining that Afghan forces had initiated the firing and mortar shelling targeting civilians on the Pakistani side of the border.
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