The first position of Pakistan’s special representative on Afghanistan after the establishment of the new government in Islamabad

Asif Ali Khan Durrani, Pakistan’s special representative for Afghanistan affairs, claimed in a meeting that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) receives money from India through Afghan representatives and estimates that 5,000 to 6,000 TTP militants have taken refuge in Afghanistan. /p>

Durani said at the meeting “Afghanistan Peace and Reconciliation: Interests and Options of Pakistan’s Policy” organized by the Pakistan Institute of Peace Studies in Islamabad. If we consider their families as well, their number reaches 70 thousand people. He emphasized that the Indian government will pay for their maintenance because Kabul cannot provide the daily expenses of this large number. Durrani continued: During the talks, Pakistan told the interim government in Kabul that they should surrender the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan to Islamabad, disarm this group and arrest its leadership.

He supported the controversial decision of the interim government of Pakistan to restrict traffic in the tribal areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan and also stated: Islamabad should implement the single-document regime at all border crossings with Afghanistan.

Taliban government always with Rejecting the claim of supporting and sheltering TTP, he emphasized that Afghanistan does not allow anyone to use the country’s soil against others and Islamabad should not blame Kabul for its security failures.

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