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Afghanistan: Video showing Taliban destroying Pakistan-built minaret goes viral on social media
Kabul: A video has gone viral on the social media which showed members of the Taliban destroying a minaret built by the Pakistani Army in Afghanistan by Badakhshis in Wakhan Badakhshan.
The video showed the rift developing between Afghanistan Taliban and Pakistan.
The videos claimed that the Taliban destroyed a pillar with the Pakistan emblem made by the Pakistan government at the zero point of the alleged border with Afghanistan in Badakhshan’s Wakhan district, reports ANI news agency.
The ties between the two neighbouring nations have been frosty of late and matters have been exacerbated by recent border tensions.
These videos have emerged amid an ongoing standoff on the border between the Balochistan and Nimroz Provinces of the two countries, reported ANI.
“Both sides refused to move from their respective positions and the Taliban commander of Zakir Camp Qari Hamidullah informed the Pakistan Army that he was under instructions not to negotiate and demanded the removal of poles intended for fencing on the Durand Line,” Toronto-based think tank International Forum For Rights And Security (IFFRAS) was quoted as saying by ANI.
“This event is the latest in a series of incidents on the border. In response, Pakistan refused to remove the poles and also threatened to destroy Zakir Camp if Afghanistan maintained an aggressive posture,” it added.
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