Terrorist Groups In Afghanistan Serious Threat To Taliban, Says Zahra Baloch

Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, spokesman of Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said that terrorist groups have a sanctuary in Afghanistan and attack Pakistan from there.

Baloch expressed hope that the Taliban would consider these groups not only a threat to others but also a serious threat to their own security.

The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan asked the Taliban to fulfil their commitments in the Doha Peace Agreement and stop the activities of this group in Afghanistan. Without naming a specific group, she demanded that the Taliban take action against terrorist groups in Afghanistan.

In the last three years, Pakistani Taliban attacks on Pakistani security forces have increased. According to analysts, Pakistani militants are allies of the Afghan Taliban and this group is not ready to expel them from Afghanistan.

In response to the requests of the regional countries, the Taliban has said that it will not allow any group to attack the neighbouring countries, but Pakistan insists that the leadership and a large number of Pakistani Taliban forces are present in Afghanistan.

According to the announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, Zahra Baloch said in her press conference on Thursday that the concerns of the international community have been expressed in the reports of the United Nations and in the meetings of the neighbouring countries and the region regarding the situation in Afghanistan.

Zahra Baloch expressed hope that the Taliban "consider these groups as a serious threat not only to the region, but also to their own security and fulfil their obligations in various international agreements, including the Doha Agreement”.

She also said that Islamabad has shared its concern with Washington about the large amount of weapons that terrorist groups have acquired in Afghanistan and are using to attack Pakistan. Baloch added that Islamabad and Washington are trying to force the Taliban to fulfil their commitments in the fight against terrorism.

Zahra Baloch once again emphasised that terrorist groups have shelter in Afghanistan and from there they conduct operations inside Pakistan.

She said, "We believe that terrorism is a threat not only to Afghanistan, but also to Afghanistan's neighbouring countries, including Pakistan, as well as to the whole world."

After the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, Islamabad hoped that this group would prevent the Pakistani Taliban from attacking security forces and government targets in Pakistan. Islamabad says that with the passage of three years, the Taliban not only did not prevent the activities of this group in Afghanistan, but also provided shelter in the border areas to this group.

Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan announced that during the visit of China's special representative for Afghanistan affairs to Islamabad, the officials of this ministry shared with him "definitive evidence" about the presence of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and other opposition groups in this country.

Meanwhile, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan said that currently, this country does not have a special representative for Afghanistan and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan for the West Asian region and Afghanistan is responsible for Pakistan's interaction with the Taliban government.

Earlier, Pakistan had appointed two special representatives for Afghanistan. The last representative of this country was Asif Ali Durrani, who was removed recently.