Former Pakistan provincial chief alleges militants launch attacks from Afghanistan

Pakistan’s former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister said authorities have documented evidence that militants are using Afghanistan territory to plan attacks inside Pakistan.

Ali Amin Gandapur, Pakistan’s former chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said on Friday there was “clear and documented” evidence that Afghanistan soil was being used to launch militant attacks inside Pakistan.

Speaking to reporters in Islamabad, Gandapur said both provincial and federal authorities possessed concrete proof of armed groups infiltrating Pakistan from across the Durand Line.

He alleged that the Pakistani Taliban, or Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), was planning and directing attacks from bases inside Afghanistan, adding that several suicide attackers involved in recent assaults were Afghan nationals.

Gandapur further claimed that Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities were fully aware of TTP activities and that Afghan citizens had been arrested during security operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for involvement in militant violence.

Pakistan has repeatedly accused the Afghan Taliban of allowing militant groups, particularly the TTP, to operate freely from Afghanistan territory since the Taliban’s return to power in Kabul in 2021.

The Afghan Taliban deny the allegations, insisting they do not permit any group to use Afghanistan soil against neighboring countries, though Islamabad says cross-border attacks have risen sharply.

Gandapur said Pakistan sought constructive relations with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers but stressed that national security was “non-negotiable,” warning that Islamabad would not tolerate attacks launched from neighboring countries.

His remarks come amid heightened tensions between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban, which have led to the repeated closure of key border crossings, disrupting trade and movement.

Security analysts say continued accusations and border closures risk further destabilizing relations between the two sides at a time of growing regional insecurity.

They warn that without effective coordination and trust-building measures, cross-border militancy is likely to remain a major flashpoint in Pakistan-Afghanistan relations.

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