Khawaja Asif cries ‘proxy war’ — says ‘Taliban are being sponsored by Delhi’

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif accused Kabul of acting as a proxy for India in the ongoing tensions.

In a televised interview with Geo News, Asif said, “Right now, Kabul is fighting a proxy war for Delhi,” expressing scepticism about the ceasefire’s chances of holding.

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According to the Foreign Office, “A temporary ceasefire has been decided between the Pakistani government and the Afghan Taliban regime, with the mutual consent of both parties, for the next 48 hours from 6 pm today, at the request of the Taliban.”

Meanwhile, Asif said, “I have my doubts that the ceasefire will hold, because the (Afghan) Taliban are being sponsored by Delhi.” He went on t