ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security officials have strongly rejected Afghan Taliban allegations that militants have crossed into Afghanistan to fight the Taliban regime controlling Kabul, describing the growing conflict inside Afghanistan as a consequence of tyrannical governance by the Afghan Taliban and resistance by different communities and Afghan people seeking to free themselves from the radical militants.
“Taliban Regime is an extremist militant group which is occupying Afghanistan against the will and wishes of its own people. It has violated every condition of Doha Accord-2020 on not supporting terrorism, creating an inclusive broad based government and respect human rights of women, children and other communities,” Pakistani security officials stated.
“Afghan Taliban are hosting terrorists from all over the world ranging from ETIM, TTP, BLA, IUM, Tajikistani Taliban to Al-Qaeda. Taliban are responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of Pakistanis through its allies TTP and BLA,” the security officials said.
The officials described the Taliban’s claims made on September 26 and 27 as “ridiculous”. “Afghan Taliban first called captured civilians as former Afghan Army soldiers and later called them as belonging to ISKP,” the officials said.
READ ALSO: Security Expert Rejects Afghan Taliban’s False Allegation
Security officials further said that international media outlets reporting the Afghan Taliban’s claims should have watched the “confessional” videos presented by the Taliban regime of “captured fighters”.
“Were all unarmed, had glowing faces and were dressed in well-ironed colourful shalwar qameez. Is this how militants fighting in rugged mountains in remotest parts of the world look like?” the officials said.
The officials also rejected the Taliban’s characterisation of the fighting in northern and eastern Afghanistan, saying the violence was linked to local challenges rather than ideology.
“The intense fighting in Badakshan, Kunar and Nuristan provinces since June this year is not for any ideology but represents a growing challenge against Taliban’s absolute control over gold mining in these provinces,” the security officials further added.
