WASHINGTON: Pakistan and India exchanged strong words at the UN Security Council on Monday during a debate on Afghanistan, with Islamabad defending its counter-terrorism actions and New Delhi condemning cross-border airstrikes.
The exchange followed remarks by Naseer Ahmad Faiq, who serves as Chargé d’affaires ad interim of Afghanistan’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations. Afghanistan’s de facto Taliban authorities are not represented at the UN and do not recognise Faiq.
In his statement, Faiq highlighted civilian casualties in the Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict and stressed the need to fight terrorism.
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