ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Friday issued a strong demarche to the Afghan Taliban following a deadly attack on a military camp in North Waziristan. Four security personnel were martyred when terrorists attempted to storm a camp in the Boya area, with the attackers identified as members of the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group, affiliated with the TTP.
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The FO summoned the Afghan deputy head of mission and conveyed Pakistan’s grave concern over the continued support and facilitation provided by the Taliban regime to terror groups. Islamabad demanded a full investigation and decisive action against those responsible, warning that Pakistan “reserves the right to defend its sovereignty and protect its citizens.”
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Islamabad has protested the attack and issued a demarche to the Afghan Consulate General.
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Demarche to the Afghan Taliban regime on terrorist attacks against Pakistan, perpetrated from Afghan soil
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The statement stressed that the permissive environment enjoyed by terrorist groups in Afghanistan contradicts Kabul’s commitments to Pakistan and the international community. Islamabad urged the Taliban to take immediate, concrete, and verifiable measures against all terror groups operating from Afghan soil, including their leadership.
Bilateral relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been under strain due to ongoing cross-border attacks by the TTP. Previous dialogue rounds, held in Istanbul and facilitated by Turkiye and Qatar, have failed to produce a lasting solution, with trade ties suspended and the border closed for commerce.
The UN Security Council recently rejected Taliban claims that Afghan territory is not used by terrorists for cross-border violence, describing the assertion as “not credible.” International concern is growing over Afghanistan’s security landscape, which has remained unstable more than four years after the Taliban returned to power in August 2021.
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Pakistan’s Foreign Office linked the resumption of trade and the continuation of key regional energy projects to Kabul’s commitment to ending cross-border terrorism. The FO emphasised that any further inaction by the Afghan Taliban would compel Pakistan to take necessary measures to protect its citizens and sovereignty.