India, Feb. 27 -- Mariam Solaimankhil, a member of the Afghan Parliament in exile, on Friday urged India to take a decisive role in holding Pakistan accountable for its decades-long support for terrorism and its dangerous nuclear arsenal, noting that the country is "strong enough" to expose Islamabad's actions on international platforms and push for global sanctions.

Solaimankhil's comments, made in an interview with news agency ANI, came as fresh clashes broke out between Pakistan and Afghanistan amid Islamabad declaring "open war" against Kabul's Taliban government.

The MP-in-exile said that India can demand accountability for the millions of lives affected by Pakistan's "terroristic deep state policies", while slamming the country fo...