India Accuses Pakistan Amid Afghan Border Clashes

India on Thursday accused Pakistan of hosting and sponsoring terrorist organisations, with the MEA saying Islamabad has an "old practice" of blaming neighbours and is "infuriated" by Afghanistan exercising sovereignty. The comments came amid what officials described as the most serious cross-border clashes in years after reported Pakistani airstrikes on Kabul and retaliatory Afghan operations, with both sides claiming heavy casualties before agreeing to a mediated 48-hour ceasefire. Islamabad has accused Kabul of sheltering Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leaders and other groups including the BLA and ISKP. Pakistan’s defence minister alleged the Taliban were conducting a proxy campaign on India’s behalf following Taliban FM Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to New Delhi. India reiterated its full commitment to Afghanistan’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence, and said its technical mission in Kabul, re-established in June 2022, will be upgraded to an embassy in the coming days. Both neighbours remain on high alert as diplomatic efforts seek a more durable resolution to the border crisis.