Pakistani Pashtuns seek refuge in Afghanistan after Pakistan Army, Air Force raid Waziristan
Several Pakistani Pashtuns fled to Afghanistan after Pakistan Army and Air Force launched an unprovoked attack on them.
In Short
- Pakistan Army, Air Force launch attack on Waziristan.
- Pakistani Pashtuns flee to Afghanistan following attack.
- Raid reportedly carried out against the Taliban.
Pakistan Army and Pakistan Air Force reportedly carried out a joint attack on its own citizens in Waziristan, forcing thousands of Pakistani Pashtuns to flee to Afghanistan.
The unprovoked attack was reprotedly carried out in a bid to weed out terror camps.
After being targeted by the Pakistan forces, the locals took refuge in Khost area of Afghanistan.The villagers have been set up at temporary refuge.
"All of a sudden the Pakistan government bombarded our place without any warning. We were not told what to do or where to go," said a Pakistani Pashtun in Afghanistan.
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Locals claimed that the Pakistan government destroyed everything that came their way under the pretext of targeting the Taliban.
"Sometimes Pak fights with the US, sometimes with neighbours. We people of Waziristan have never been on the side of terrorists," said another Pakistani Pashtun.
Waziristan is a mountainous region that is divided into Northern and Southern regions both on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
"Everyone know where the so-called terrorists are hiding and operating. They are hiding in Islamabad and Karachi," said one of the Pakistan Pashtun.
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