Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Zabihullah Mujahid has pushed back on Pakistani officials’s statements about the presence of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in his country but admitted that some border regions might be out of the Emirate’s control.
“We reject the presence of any … foreign groups in Afghanistan and they are not allowed to operate on Afghan soil. In this regard, we have made our utmost effort,” Mujahid was quoted by Tolo News as saying.
Mujahid’s statement comes amid reports that TTP hideouts had been being bombed by Pakistan in Paktika and Khost.
While no official statement has been made by either the Pakistan and Afghanistan sides, speculation is rife that houses of major TTP commanders have been targeted.
Mujahed said that Pakistan and Afghanistan shared a long border and not all places were under the Taliban government’s control.
“One thing we must accept is that Afghanistan shares a very long border area with Pakistan, and there are places with rugged terrain including mountains and forests, and places that might be out of our control,” Mujahid said.
The statement comes a day after Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that TTP was attacking Pakistan through its sanctuaries in Afghanistan.
