The Foreign Office (FO) on Saturday strongly criticised a social media post by British Special Representative for Afghanistan Richard Lindsay regarding developments along the Pak-Afghan border, stating that the remarks were \u201cdevoid of a deeper understanding of the situation\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A day earlier, Lindsay had shared a post by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on X, which claimed it had documented \u201ctens of civilians killed or injured\u201d in strikes in eastern Afghanistan, including at a university. Reacting to the situation, Lindsay expressed concern over continued violence along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, specifically mentioning strikes in Kunar. He emphasised the need to protect civilians, avoid escalation, and pursue dialogue and restraint, including during meetings held in Afghanistan this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier in the week, Pakistan\u2019s information ministry had already dismissed Afghan media reports alleging that Pakistani forces had targeted a university and residential areas in Kunar province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Responding to media queries on Saturday, FO spokesperson Tahir Andrabi rejected Lindsay\u2019s remarks, calling them one-sided and lacking a comprehensive understanding of the border situation. He stressed that cross-border aggression and infiltration attempts by militants from the Afghan side had continued unabated, despite Pakistan\u2019s goodwill gesture of announcing a temporary pause in March 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n