Former U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad warned that Pakistani strikes against Afghanistan’s capital represented a “huge escalation” and posed dangerous risks, cautioning that military confrontation between the two countries could lead to increased death and destruction.

In a post on X, Khalilzad said, “Today’s Pakistani strikes against Afghanistan’s capital are a huge escalation and pose dangerous risks. In recent days, Taliban operatives have been active in Pakistan, attacking ISIS and killing a number of its leaders. The Pakistanis have been recklessly backing ISIS operatives against Afghanistan and their own Baluch nationalist insurgency. The Afghans, in turn, have been permissive towards the TTP, the Pakistani Taliban.”

He added, “Military escalation between Pakistan and Afghanistan is no

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