Overview
- India’s UN envoy said the strikes breach the UN Charter and Afghan sovereignty, calling the actions hypocritical during Ramadan.
- Citing UNAMA, India reported at least 185 civilian deaths as of March 6, about 55% women and children, with over 100,000 people displaced.
- Pakistan’s representative said operations target terrorist camps and support bases on Afghan soil, are not aimed at Afghans, and comply with humanitarian law.
- Islamabad accused New Delhi of backing groups like the TTP and BLA, while India urged coordinated action against ISIL, Al-Qaeda, LeT, JeM and their affiliates.
- India decried ‘trade and transit terrorism’ restricting a landlocked Afghanistan’s access, and a UN official warned that border closures are straining the Afghan economy and pushing up prices.