Pretoria. The Taliban administration in Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of supporting and training terrorist groups and creating instability in the country by infiltrating fighters from across the border.
These allegations have been mentioned in a report by South African news portal ‘Independent Online’ (IOL). According to the report, India, Iran and many western countries have also earlier accused elements operating in Pakistan of supporting terrorist organizations.
According to the Taliban, Afghan security forces killed 41 militants and arrested 62 others during an operation in Kamdesh district of Nuristan province.
The Taliban claimed that the fighters were members of Islamic State-linked groups and were supported by Pakistani authorities.
The Taliban’s Defense Ministry said in a statement issued on September 29 that the operation against armed opponents in Kamdesh district had been completed.
According to the ministry, these fighters had entered Afghanistan from across the border with Pakistan with the support of the Pakistani military establishment.
Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry said this infiltration attempt was carried out with the ‘direct guidance and cooperation’ of the Pakistani Army.
The Taliban has also accused Pakistan of recruiting fighters on its soil and providing them with weapons. He says that such activities of Pakistan are promoting violence and instability in Afghanistan.
The report also mentions Pakistan’s earlier allegations of giving protection to organizations like Haqqani network, Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed.
During the US military presence in Afghanistan, Admiral Mike Mullen, then Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, had described the Haqqani network as the ‘de facto branch’ of Pakistani intelligence.