The Islamic Emirate has once again rejected and called baseless the claims made by Pakistani officials that Afghan soil poses a threat to other countries.
Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces, Asim Munir, claimed on Sunday that Afghanistan’s territory is being used to threaten other countries, adding that the Islamic Emirate should prevent the use of Afghan soil against other states.
However, the spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate rejected these statements, saying that the Islamic Emirate does not allow anyone to use Afghanistan’s territory against any other country.
Islamic Emirate spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said:
“It is clear that Afghanistan’s soil is not used against other countries, and the Islamic Emirate maintains a very serious position on this issue. This is part of Afghanistan’s strategy and national interests, and we will never allow Afghan soil to be used against any country, including Pakistan. Pakistan should prevent insecurity within its own territory instead of blaming Afghanistan.”
Mujahid also urged Pakistan to focus its energy on improving internal security instead of making such allegations without evidence.
Security analysts say that Pakistan is deliberately trying to shift the blame for its security failures onto Afghanistan.
Political analyst Ismail Zadran said:
“Pakistan does not want a stable government in Afghanistan. It has issues not only with the Islamic Emirate but with every Afghan government. They always make accusations.”
Some other analysts argue that, in addition to security challenges, Pakistan is also facing serious internal political and economic problems, and is using Afghanistan as a distraction to divert public attention.
University professor Faiz Mohammad Zalwand said:
“The Pakistani government wants to shift responsibility and convince its people that the causes of insecurity in Pakistan lie in Afghanistan. They are trying to gain political advantage from this issue.”
The statement by Pakistan’s defence chief comes at a time when the country is already under international pressure for targeting civilians in Afghanistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan under the pretext of counterterrorism operations.
The United Nations has confirmed that it has documented recent incidents in which the Pakistani military targeted Afghan civilians.
