Khawaja Asif rejects Afghan minister’s statement

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has categorically rejected baseless and contrived allegations by acting Afghanistan Deputy Foreign Minister Stanikzai.

In his post on X, he said according to the latest report of UN Monitoring Team, over two dozen terrorist groups including TTP, al-Qaeda, ISKP, ETIM and IMU are operating in Afghanistan. He said that Afghanistan remained the hub for ISKP’s recruitment and facilitation in 2024.

The defence minister urged the interim Afghan authorities to fulfill the assurances given to the international community by dismantling terrorist infrastructure and taking visible and verifiable actions to prevent Afghan soil from being used against other countries.

The Afghan acting deputy foreign minister in a statement earlier this week claimed that Daesh has training centers in Pakistan where militants prepare for subversive activities in Afghanistan.