Peshgo News Agency – خبرگزاری پیشگو
According to Afghanistan International, Pakistan’s representative at a United Nations Security Council meeting stated that some elements within the Taliban are actively cooperating with terrorist groups and providing them with safe havens.
Peshgo news, according to this Pakistani representative: “It is deeply concerning that some elements within the Taliban are actively collaborating with several terrorist groups and offering them safe sanctuary.”
The Pakistani representative further stated that Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), the Majeed Brigade, ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) are operating inside Afghanistan and continue their activities.
He emphasized that many of these groups have been responsible for cross-border terrorist attacks against Pakistani civilians, security forces, critical infrastructure, and public facilities.
However, by referring to only “some elements” within the Taliban, Pakistan’s representative appears to be indirectly attempting to downplay the responsibility of the group’s senior leaders and commanders for the activities of terrorist organizations affiliated with them.
This is despite the fact that Taliban leaders bear responsibility for the policies and actions carried out under their authority.
Meanwhile, international human rights organizations and several international judicial bodies have placed a number of Taliban leaders under investigation and prosecution for allegations related to widespread human rights violations and crimes against humanity.
Reports also indicate that 41 individuals were arrested in Herat Province last week on the orders of Taliban authorities and remain in detention. According to reports, the women were detained solely for allegedly violating the Taliban’s dress code, an action that many observers describe as unprecedented in Afghanistan’s history.
Critics of the Taliban also accuse the group of supporting various militant and terrorist organizations, including Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Al-Qaeda, ISIS, the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, Chinese Uyghur militants, Ansar groups, and several Baloch militant organizations.
The recent remarks by Pakistan’s representative at the UN Security Council have once again drawn attention to the relationship between the Taliban and Pakistan and Islamabad’s role in recent developments.
Pakistan has long been regarded by many Afghans as a principal supporter of the Taliban and is therefore often referred to among the Afghan public as the “father of the Taliban.”
Over the years, Islamabad has been accused of providing political, financial, and intelligence support that played a significant role in strengthening and sustaining the group.
In this context, some observers view the recent remarks of Pakistan’s representative at the United Nations as an attempt to reduce international pressure on Taliban leaders.
According to this view, by attributing cooperation with terrorist organizations only to “some elements” within the Taliban, Pakistan’s representative is seeking to defend certain senior Taliban leaders and commanders and to present a more favorable image of their record before the international community.
