Afghanistan, March 19 -- Following tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Taliban has summoned and handed over its protest letter to the resident ambassador of Pakistan in Kabul.

In a statement issued Monday, the ministry condemned Pakistani airstrikes in the provinces of Khost and Paktika, which resulted in the deaths of women and children.

The ministry above added that Abdul Rahman Nizamani, the Pakistani ambassador in Kabul, has been summoned, and the Taliban's protest letter regarding the attacks of last night has been handed to him.

The Ministry has urged Pakistan's people and the new civilian government not to allow unilateral actions to darken the relationship between the two countries....