Overview
- External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India remains fully committed to Afghanistan's sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence.
- Jaiswal asserted that Pakistan is "infuriated" by Afghanistan exercising sovereignty and believes it can carry out cross-border terrorism with impunity.
- The News18 report says tensions have risen after peace efforts in Turkey were reported to have faltered this week.
- Pakistan's defence minister, Khawaja Asif, accused India of sabotaging talks and financing proxies through Kabul, claims New Delhi has not accepted.
- Coverage notes the current confrontation followed a Pakistani airstrike on Kabul earlier this month and an Afghan response that intensified the conflict.