By Naweed Samadi in ToloNews, Aug 26, 2023 at 10:51 PM
British High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriott claimed that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other terrorist organizations continue to operate in Afghan territory.
In an interview with Pakistani Geo News, Marriott said that if the activities of these groups in Afghanistan are not stopped, they may become a threat to Pakistan and the world.
“Pakistani military and security forces are bearing the brunt of these attacks across the border from Afghanistan. So, in many ways they are paying a price to keep the world safe, as well as Pakistan safe. Pakistan has deployed many security forces in the border area to try and stop terrorists from coming over the border,” Marriott said.
Several military experts offered different views on the allegations made by the British High Commissioner to Pakistan that there are terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan.
“There is definitely no terrorism in Afghanistan. We ask them if Pakistan asserts that the TTP is present, how can it enter Afghanistan from your territory since you do have a very powerful army,” Yusuf Amin Zazi, a military expert, told TOLOnews.
However, the Islamic Emirate denied the presence and activity of terrorist groups in Afghanistan.
Bilal Karimi, the deputy spokesman of the Islamic Emirate, said that Afghanistan’s soil will not be used against any country.
“Afghanistan is peaceful, stable, and secure; there is no instability or group that harms other nations from Afghan soil, and there is no basis for the claims and statements that are made,” Karimi said.
This comes as Pakistan has repeatedly criticized the presence of terrorist groups in Afghanistan and demanded that the Islamic Emirate fight against them.
https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-184823
