Kabul-Islamabad Tension; Taliban: ISIS hideouts are in Pakistani territory
Bayan News – The Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded on Tuesday (August 20) to the recent statements made by Asif Durrani, Pakistan’s special representative for Afghanistan, deeming them as an attempt to confuse public opinion.
The special representative of Pakistan had recently claimed that, with the existence of the ISIS group in Afghanistan, the possibility of an attack similar to that of September 11 from Afghan territory exists.
In response to these statements, the Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a communiqué: “The problems and dangers attributed to Afghanistan by the mentioned (Durrani) can actually be seen as originating entirely from Pakistani territory.”
According to the Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Afghanistan is currently a safe and stable country, and it is striving for economic self-sufficiency by utilizing its own resources while relying on loans and aid from other countries.
The statement from the Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs was published by Hafiz Ahmad Takal on the X platform.
Based on this statement, the Afghan government has managed to completely suppress the disruptive ISIS group, and if the ISIS hideouts across the Durand Line are eliminated, the threat posed by this group could completely vanish.
The Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that the TTP is an internal issue for Pakistan and needs an internal solution. “The Afghan government has proven its goodwill in the past, and now the relevant institutions in Pakistan must take rational and practical actions to resolve these issues.”
The Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also addressed Asif Durrani, stating that it is the duty of diplomats to ensure that media remarks do not harm relations between countries.
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