Afghanistan, Sept. 21 -- Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has claimed that 70-80% of the people carrying out terrorist attacks on mosques, schools, markets and the Pakistani military are Afghan nationals, escalating Islamabad's rhetoric against Afghans and the Taliban authorities in Kabul. The remarks come as Pakistan continues a sweeping crackdown on Afghan refugees and accuses Afghanistan of harboring militants responsible for cross-border violence.
Asif made the comments in a post on X after criticizing Pakistani students who expressed solidarity with Afghan students facing uncertainty over their education in Pakistan. He argued that support for Afghan students reflected the political affiliations of those Pakistani students rat...