Pak Embassy unaware of letter by Ghani demanding action against Taliban

Pakistan embassy in Kabul has been unaware about a latter by President Ashraf Ghani demanding tough action against the Taliban insurgents by Islamabad.

A press official from Pakistan embassy in Kabul has confirmed to Ariana News that they have heard about President Ghani demands through media, and they have not received an official letter through Afghanistan’s foreign ministry.

Recently, the contents of a letter were shared by local and international media in which Ghani has asked Islamabad’s civilian and military leadership to condemn the Taliban’s annual spring offensive and reiterated Kabul’s longstanding demand of denying insurgents sanctuary on their side of the border.

The letter also demanded that Pakistan place Taliban leaders in Quetta and Peshawar under house arrest and detain members of the Taliban-allied Haqqani network “responsible for recent terror campaign in Afghanistan”.

The letter comes as the Taliban intensify their annual spring offensive, launched in late April, which has sent civilian casualties soaring.

It marks the first fighting season in which Afghan forces will battle the insurgents without the full support of US-led foreign combat troops.

Afghan officials have long been accusing Pakistan sheltering and financing Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.