After Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif accused the Taliban of fighting India's "proxy war", Mariam Solaimankhil, a former Afghanistan MP, said, "Enough with the victim act." She said, "Pakistan didn't 'host' Afghans, it milked them for billions, global relevance, cheap labour and geopolitical leverage....Afghans paid the bill for your survival." India also rejected Asif's claims.