Taliban arrest 200 fighters after attacks on Pakistan
Sources told media outlets, the Afghan leadership discussed cracking down on the TTP in a meeting with Pakistani officials last week in Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan – The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has arrested 200 militants suspected of carrying out cross-border attacks on Pakistan.
These arrests came after a brutal attack on two Pakistani security posts in Chitral earlier this month that killed four soldiers.
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group, which is banned in the region, claimed responsibility for the attack.
According to sources, the Afghan leadership discussed cracking down on the TTP in a meeting with Pakistani officials last week in Kabul.
While the Taliban has not officially commented on the matter, its top spokesman stressed that it does not condone the use of Afghan territory for acts of aggression against Pakistan.
Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Asif Durrani, expressed optimism about these talks with the Taliban government.
Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister, expressed concern about groups such as the TTP operating on Afghan soil, but refrained from passing judgment on the Taliban’s intentions.
The Taliban’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, is believed to have barred his forces from launching cross-border attacks against Pakistan, calling them haram or un-Islamic.
Pakistani officials told the media that Akhundzada has also instructed Afghans not to cooperate with or donate to the TTP for its so-called jihad against Pakistan and has forbidden fighters from conducting fundraising campaigns.
The TTP, or Pakistani Taliban, which emerged from Pakistan’s border regions in 2007, has supported the Afghan Taliban in the past.
However, as the Taliban seek international recognition for their government, they are taking steps to distance themselves from groups involved in criminal activities.
The situation remains volatile.
Pakistani officials say they are evaluating the results of the Taliban’s recent actions.
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