In The Times.
Pakistan threatened to shoot down our planes attacking Taliban, claims Kabul
Afghanistan has alleged that Pakistan has threatened to shoot down Afghan aircraft if they attacked a border crossing seized by the Taliban, an incendiary claim that has prompted a furious denial from Islamabad.
Amrullah Saleh, the Afghan vice-president, made the allegation on Twitter as government forces fought to retake the Spin Boldak crossing, in the southern province of Kandahar.
“Pakistan air force has issued official warning to the Afghan Army and Air Force that any move to dislodge the Taliban from Spin Boldak area will be faced and repelled,” Saleh tweeted. “Pakistan air force is now providing close air support to Taliban in certain areas.”
He later claimed that Afghan jets approaching the border were “warned to back off or face air-to-air missiles”.
The claim was echoed in a report by Tolo News, a local news station, which said that Afghan planes had been forced to abort a mission over Spin Boldak after a warning from Pakistan.
Not very neighbourly if true.