Pakistan has slammed the Taliban regime for levelling baseless allegations instead of addressing the issue of stopping terrorism from Afghanistan soil.
“Instead of acting upon the core expectation from Pakistan, i.e. not to allow Afghan territory to be used for attacks against Pakistan, the Taliban regime has always tried to shy away from taking concrete and verifiable actions”, reads a statement issued by the Foreign Office on Sunday.
“By confusing the main issue of terrorism, it keeps trying to develop a narrative which absolves the Taliban regime of its commitments and responsibilities towards the international community and its own people”, the statement reads.
It noted that anyone following the talks held under the mediation of Turkiye and Qatar could easily discern that the Taliban regime was only interested in prolonging the temporary ceasefire, but without taking concrete and verifiable actions against the terrorist elements present on Afghan soil.
The statement recalled a sharp surge in terrorist attacks from Afghanistan since the Taliban took power in August 2021, saying that Pakistan, despite military and civilian casualties, had exercised maximum restraint and avoided retaliation.
The FO said it had sought to encourage stability in Afghanistan through trade concessions, humanitarian assistance, and facilitation of educational and medical visas, and by urging the international community to engage the Taliban regime for regional peace and socio-economic development.
Pakistan’s October 2025 response to the consistent attacks emanating from Afghanistan was a manifestation of the will and determination that Pakistan will not leave any stone unturned to safeguard its territory and its people. TTP/FaK and BLA/FaH are declared enemies of the State of Pakistan and its people. Anyone harbouring, abetting or financing them is not considered a friend and well-wisher of Pakistan and its people”, the FO stated, adding that Pakistan was determined to take every possible action to safeguard its interests and its people.
Referring to the three rounds of talks, the spokesperson noted that Pakistan agreed to engage in Pak-Afghan peace talks mediated by sincere friends.
At the first round of these talks in Doha, the spokesperson said, an understanding was reached with Afghanistan on certain principles of cooperation and responsibility. Accordingly, Pakistan agreed to the temporary ceasefire.
The second round of talks in Istanbul was intended to devise an implementation mechanism for commitments reached at the first round in Doha, but Taliban representatives avoided taking measures on the ground and sought to vitiate the environment with provocative media allegations.
At the third round, Pakistan again engaged with a constructive approach to focus on the establishment of an effective monitoring mechanism.
However, the Afghan side tried to dilute the focus on the core issue of terrorism and expand the scope of engagement by bringing in hypothetical allegations and unfounded claims.
The FO stated that terming Pakistani terrorists in Afghanistan as a humanitarian or refugee issue was a ploy to absolve terrorists of responsibility.
Pakistan is willing to receive its nationals living in Afghanistan, provided they are handed over at designated border crossings and not pushed across the frontier armed and equipped.
“Pakistan has never eschewed dialogue with any Government in Kabul. However, Pakistan would not hold dialogue with any terrorist group, be it TTP/FaK or BLA/FaH,” the statement reads.
The FO stated that some within the Taliban regime opposed confrontation with Pakistan, but that a powerful lobby backed by foreign actors was levelling baseless allegations against Pakistan.
“While the Afghan Taliban declare terrorism as Pakistan’s internal issue, they fail to mention that there are people in Afghanistan who have issued fatwas, legitimising terrorist attacks against Pakistan. Moreover, terrorist groups operating inside Pakistan now comprise a large number of Afghan nationals,” the FO stated.
