Pakistan said on Thursday Afghan nationals carried out two deadly suicide bombings in its territory this week, amid sharpening tensions between the South Asian neighbours over militant violence.

The involvement of Afghans in the attacks – one outside a courthouse in the capital on Tuesday, the other at a military school the day earlier – was “our major, serious concern,” Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi told parliament.

He repeated accusations that the Afghan Taliban administration was supporting Islamist militants who attacked Pakistan.

The Afghan Taliban – which came to power in 2021 and has also accused Pakistan of backing ISIS-KP militants in its territory – denies that Pakistani militants are present on its soil.

“We have also, on many occasions during operations against IS

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