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Taliban Threatens Pakistan: 'Will Hoist Flag in Peshawar in 2 Days', Warns Munir to Stay in Limits.
- •Taliban issues direct threat to Pakistan after its air strikes in Afghanistan.
- •Taliban's Border and Tribal Affairs Minister Noorullah Noori warned Pakistan to remember Afghanistan's history.
- •Noori claimed that if Afghanistan wished, the Afghan flag could be hoisted in Peshawar within two days.
- •Noori advised Pakistan's military and intelligence to understand Afghanistan's history, politics, and situation.
- •Taliban stated Afghanistan does not seek confrontation but is ready to respond if pressured or attacked.
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The Taliban's threat followed recent airstrikes carried out by Pakistan in several areas of Afghanistan, including an attack on Thursday morning. Islamabad stated it targeted terrorists and drone locations, while Kabul condemned the strikes as an attack on its sovereign soil.
Taliban's Border and Tribal Affairs Minister Noorullah Noori warned Pakistan's army and intelligence to remember Afghanistan's history and not test the patience of the Afghan people. He provocatively claimed that the Afghan flag could be hoisted in Peshawar within two days if desired.
Noorullah Noori cited the Soviet Union and America as examples of great military powers that ultimately failed to achieve their objectives in Afghanistan. He used these examples to warn Pakistan's military that underestimating Afghanistan could prove very costly.
