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Muttaqi: Islamic Emirate Controls All Territory in Afghanistan

By Mitra Majeedy in TOLOnews Online, Dec 26, 2023 at 9:29 PMActing Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said that all lands of Afghanistan are under the rule of the Islamic Emirate and that there is no political detainee currently in Afghanistan. In his meeting with some of the Afghan refugees in Iran, Muttaqi said that security is provided all over Afghanistan. “The opposition does not have control even over one meter of land. All feudal…

Pakistan: Insecurity ‘Emanating From Afghan Territory’

Report in TOLOnews Online, Oct 13, 2023 at 4:03 PMThe Deputy Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, Zaman Mehdi, said that Islamabad is “concerned about the security threat emanating from Afghan territory.” He made the remarks at a UN meeting, saying that over 600,000 Afghans have moved to Pakistan within the past two years due to dire economic conditions. “Pakistan has had the consistent and the considered view that the international community must…

Regional powers ask Kabul to eliminate ‘terror hotspots’

Report in Dawn, Oct 1st, 2023KARACHI: A regional security meeting on Afghanistan, hosted by Russia with participation from China and other regional countries, has called upon the interim Afghan government to take effective measures to ‘dismantle’ all sorts of terrorist groups based in the country and to ensure that their territory no longer serves as ‘terrorism hotspot’. The call for enhanced security measures arose during the fifth Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan, which gathered high-ranking…

British Official Claims TTP Operating in Afghan Territory

By Naweed Samadi in ToloNews, Aug 26, 2023 at 10:51 PMBritish 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…

Kabul again denies it lets terrorists use Afghan territory

Report in Dawn, August 4th, 2023KARACHI: Kabul has refuted what it terms allegations levelled by Pakistan, saying that the Afghan Taliban do not allow anyone to use Afghan territory against another country. In a couple of tweets on Thursday, Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said: “If there is any concern, it should be shared with the officials of the Islamic Emirate face to face, rather than making unnecessary claims in the media and confusing people’s…

US Urges “Taliban” to Uphold Pledge to Not Allow Afghan Soil to Be Used

By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in The ToloNews, Feb, 16, 2023 at 9:03 PMA spokesman for the US Department of State, Ned Price, said that the “Taliban” made private and public commitments to not allow the territory of Afghanistan to be used as a safe haven for those who would plot against the United States. Price made the remarks in response to a question asking about the UN report on al-Qaeda. “When it comes to other…