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Afghanistan Tells Pakistan to Eliminate Terror Hideouts Instead of Hosting Taliban
Reacting to the Taliban’s Pakistan visit, Presidential spokesman Sediq Sediqqi on Thursday called on Islamabad to eliminate terrorist’s safe heavens in its soil instead of hosting the leaders of the Taliban militant group.
A 12-member delegation of Taliban led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar met with senior Pakistani officials in Islamabad on Thursday.
Footage released on social media shows a warm welcome by Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mahmoud Qurishi and the Chief of Pakistan’s Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) Service to the Taliban leaders.
The U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad is also in Islamabad and holding talks with Pakistani officials.
Speaking at a press conference in Kabul, Mr. Sediqqi said that Taliban’s travel to Islamabad and their meetings with Pakistani officials will not help the Afghan peace process.
However, he stressed that only an Afghan-led, Afghan-owned peace process will have a result.
“Unfortunately, Taliban are still continuing their violence. They carried out attacks during the elections and threatened people and still believes on violence. We don’t see Taliban’s commitment for peace yet,” Sediqqi said.
In addition, Ghani’s spokesman emphasized that huge hideouts of terrorist groups are still active in Pakistan and they are threatening the security of Afghanistan and the region.
“Hosting a group that still prefers violence is against all principles and relations between the two countries,” Sediqqi further said.
On the other hand, the Afghan Foreign Ministry Spokesman Sibghatullah Ahmadi wrote on twitter that Afghanistan “welcome the efforts of all the countries in the region and the world aimed at peace in Afghanistan”.
Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi, held separate phone calls with senior officials from Qatar and Saudi Arabia, focusing on the recent escalation between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
In his call with Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, Muttaqi said Afghanistan’s recent security actions were aimed at protecting sovereignty and territorial integrity. Qatar expressed support for reducing tensions and said it is ready to play a constructive role.
During his call with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Muttaqi praised Riyadh’s diplomatic efforts and reaffirmed Afghanistan’s desire for positive relations based on mutual respect. Saudi Arabia stressed de-escalation, dialogue, and respect for sovereignty as essential for resolving disputes.
Both Qatar and Saudi Arabia agreed to maintain ongoing contact and support diplomatic approaches to regional stability.
The Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan has announced that Afghan forces carried out fresh airstrikes on military targets in Miranshah and Spinwam, in Pakistan.
The strikes took place last night around 12:00 AM, according to the Ministry. In its statement, the Ministry said the Miranshah and Spinwam military bases were destroyed, resulting in heavy casualties.
The statement added that these “successful strikes were carried out in response to repeated air incursions by the Pakistani military regime.”
Afghan forces successfully shot down a military jet belonging to the Pakistani military in the 6th district of Jalalabad, according to the spokesperson of the Nangarhar police.
Officials confirmed that the pilot of the jet was captured alive following the incident. The spokesperson did not immediately provide further details on the circumstances leading to the downing of the aircraft or the current status of the pilot.
This development comes amid ongoing tensions along the Durand Line, where security forces from both sides have reportedly engaged in sporadic clashes recently.
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