US reiterates calls for IEA to prevent cross-border attacks by militants

US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller on Tuesday reiterated Washington’s calls to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to ensure terrorist attacks are not launched from the country.

Miller said in answer to a question on an attack this week in Pakistan that “we do continue to urge the Taliban (IEA) to ensure that terrorist attacks are not launched from the – from Afghan soil.”

This comes after Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed an attack this week.

“On the night between July 15 and 16, the terrorists carried out a cowardly attack on the Rural Health Center (RHC), Kirri Shamozai in the Dera Ismail Khan District and opened indiscriminate fire on RHC staff,” the ISPR said in a statement.

Miller said the issue continues to be a priority for the US in engagements with the IEA.

“We have a shared interest with the Pakistani people and the government of Pakistan in combating threats to regional security,” he said.

The health center attack in Pakistan took place in the early hours of Tuesday morning. This attack followed the Monday morning attack which left eight soldiers dead.

According to the ISPR, all 10 militants involved in Monday’s attack were killed when they rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the perimeter wall of a cantonment when their attack failed.

Islamabad has repeatedly called on the IEA to prevent attacks emanating from its soil. The IEA has however continued to state that it will not allow any militant organization to plot or carry out attacks on another country from Afghanistan.

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