Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has warned Afghanistan’s Taliban regime that it will face serious consequences if it fails to address Pakistan’s concerns over terrorism.
In an interview with an international news agency, the military spokesperson described the Afghan Taliban regime as a proxy of India, alleging that non-state actors continue to wield influence in Afghanistan.
He said terrorist organisations, including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), were also Indian proxies operating against Pakistan. He further accused India of being the biggest sponsor of terrorism in Pakistan.
Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry alleged that the Afghan Taliban used non-state actors and hired militants to pursue its objectives.
He said several intelligence networks and proxy groups had established a strong presence in Afghanistan following the Soviet intervention. He also claimed that international terrorist organisations, including Jaish al-Adl, Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), were operating in the country.
According to him, the presence of these groups has also been highlighted by the United Nations, the United States and several other countries.
The DG ISPR said Pakistan’s demand from the Afghan Taliban was straightforward: to stop supporting terrorist groups operating against Pakistan.
He alleged that the Taliban regime had provided shelter to militants, including Noor Wali Mehsud, Bashir Zeb and Gul Bahadur.
He further claimed that terrorist groups planning attacks inside Pakistan were dispatched from Afghanistan and received weapons there.
“If the Taliban regime fails to heed our concerns on terrorism, it will have to pay a heavy price,” he warned.
Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry also said the Afghan Taliban regime lacked international credibility, urging the global community to press it to behave like a normal state.
He called on the international community to ensure that the Afghan authorities ended the cultivation and production of narcotics.
The military spokesperson maintained that Pakistan’s armed forces had the full capability to counter all threats posed by the Afghan regime, including those involving drones.
