KABUL: Reacting to Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah’s statement about targeting Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) hideouts inside Afghanistan, the interim Taliban government on Sunday said it would not send anyone to the Islamic Emirate. will not allow the attack and will ask Pakistan to share its concerns with Kabul.
In an interview to a Pakistani news channel, the interior minister had said that Islamabad could target the TTP in Afghanistan if Kabul did not take action to eliminate them.
Rana said that when these problems arise, we first ask Afghanistan that our Islamic brother country should eliminate these hideouts and hand over these persons to us, but if it does not happen, what you have mentioned will happen. It is possible.
Pakistan has seen a sharp rise in terrorist incidents over the past few months, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan after the TTP announced a ceasefire with Pakistan.
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto had also hinted at direct action against the militants if the Afghan government failed to rein in the TTP.
Responding to Rana Sanaullah, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said that they will not allow anyone to attack Afghanistan.
The spokesperson said that Afghanistan wants good relations with Pakistan and its officials should be careful while talking.
“No country has the right to invade another country’s territory. There is no legislation in the world that allows such abuse. If anyone has any concerns, they should share with the Islamic Emirate. Because he has enough army and can act”. Mujahid maintained.
Meanwhile, in a separate statement, the Afghan Ministry of Defense said the Pakistani official’s remarks were baseless and provocative and any issue or dispute should be resolved through dialogue.
Terrorism in 2022
According to statistics released by Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), an independent think tank based in Islamabad, the number of militant attacks increased by 44 percent in December compared to November 2022.
In December, militants carried out 49 attacks in which 56 people were killed, including 32 security forces personnel and 17 civilians.
81 people were also injured in these attacks, including 31 security forces personnel and 50 civilians.
The report added that December saw the highest number of militant attacks in any single month in 2022.
PICSS data also shows that terrorist attacks increased by 28 percent in 2022 compared to 2021, which is the highest in the last five years.
