ISLAMABAD:

The Pakistan Army on Tuesday vehemently dismissed Kabul's allegations that Islamabad conducted air strikes on Afghan territory, insisting that Islamabad neither carries out covert cross-border operations nor targets civilians.

Speaking to journalists in Rawalpindi, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said the accusations levelled by the Afghan Taliban, claiming that Pakistan "bombed" Khost and carried out strikes in Kunar and Paktika, were "baseless and factually incorrect."

"Whenever we carry out an operation, we announce it openly. In October, when we struck inside Afghanistan, we informed everyone," he said.

"Pakistan never targets civilians. Our issue is not with the Afghan people but with terrorism. Blood and trade cannot

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