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Afghan Taliban Deputy FM slams Pakistan's 'cowardly and cruel' airstrikes in meeting with Chinese ambassador

Kabul, Oct 15 (UNI) Taliban Deputy Foreign Minister Naeem Wardak has slammed Pakistan's recent airstrikes in Afghanistan, calling it a "cowardly and cruel" attack, during his meeting with China's ambassador to Kabul, Zhao Xing.
Wardak said the attacks violated "all human, Islamic, and neighbourly principles," adding that the Taliban had delivered an "appropriate response".
In a statement issued after the meeting, the Taliban's Foreign Ministry said Wardak is said to have urged peace with Islamabad, and emphasised that "war is not a solution" and that the Taliban administration seeks "good and positive relations with all neighbouring countries".
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