ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan has urged the Afghan Taliban government to end all forms of support, facilitation and tolerance for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and their affiliated groups, reiterating its concerns over militant activity originating from Afghan territory.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said allegations against Pakistan’s security institutions could not divert attention from Islamabad’s longstanding security concerns. It stressed that the Afghan authorities must ensure their territory is not used to plan, prepare or carry out terrorist attacks against Pakistan.
In a statement responding to recent remarks by the Afghan Taliban government, the ministry said Pakistan’s concerns were not based merely on speculation but were supported by international reports and documented evidence. It added that blaming Pakistani security institutions would not absolve the Afghan authorities of their responsibility to prevent the use of Afghan soil for terrorist activities against Pakistan.
The ministry cited the 16th report of the United Nations Security Council’s Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, identified as document S/2025/796, which examines the presence and activities of terrorist groups in Afghanistan.
It also referred to a report submitted to the US Congress by the US Lead Inspector General covering Operation Enduring Sentinel for January to March 2026.
According to the Pakistani ministry’s account of the US assessment, the Afghan Taliban had continued to allow the TTP to operate from Afghan territory. The report was cited as saying that increased Taliban support and greater operational freedom for the group had contributed to a rise in attacks against Pakistan.
The TTP’s strength was estimated at between 4,000 and 6,000 fighters, according to the figures referenced in the statement.
The ministry said the international assessments highlighted the seriousness of Pakistan’s concerns over terrorist safe havens and support networks in Afghanistan. It maintained that denying the ability or intention of militant groups to destabilise Pakistan did not address the concerns raised by the documented evidence.
The statement also highlighted repeated attempts by armed militants to infiltrate Pakistan across the Afghan border. It referred to the deaths of Afghan nationals and members of terrorist groups during Pakistani counter-terrorism operations, as well as the recovery of foreign-made weapons from militant elements.
The ministry said these matters required serious examination, adding that concerns about alleged facilitation of terrorist groups by Afghan Taliban officials, including authorities based in Kandahar, needed credible explanations and verifiable action rather than outright denials.
Pakistan maintained that its security measures were directed against terrorist threats, not the Afghan people. The ministry said the peace and stability of the two countries were interconnected and that a region free from terrorism would benefit the populations of both Pakistan and Afghanistan.
It urged the Afghan Taliban government to take concrete steps to dismantle the support structures available to the TTP, the BLA and affiliated organisations. These measures, it said, must ensure Afghan territory is not used for planning, preparing or executing attacks against Pakistan.
The ministry said describing Pakistan’s legitimate security concerns and necessary defensive measures as hostility towards Afghanistan would neither resolve the underlying problem nor divert attention from it.
Pakistan would continue taking all necessary measures to protect its citizens, sovereignty and territorial integrity, the statement added.
At the same time, Islamabad remained prepared for responsible dialogue based on mutual respect, verifiable assurances and tangible action against terrorist safe havens, support networks and cross-border infiltration.
The ministry stressed that lasting regional peace would depend on the Afghan Taliban government addressing Pakistan’s fundamental security concerns through practical measures that could be independently verified.