Afghanistan: Afghan foreign minister denies presence of anti-Pakistan elements on his soil – Times of India

Islamabad: AfghanistanThe interim foreign minister of the United States, Amir Khan Muttaki, denied the presence of anti-Pakistan elements in his country, saying that the reasons for the conflict had been eliminated.
Muttaki is on a three-day tour of Pakistan. he was specially invited by Pakistan Group of Pakistan, China, Russia and US on Afghanistan to participate in Troika Plus meeting. In a meeting on Thursday, representatives of America, China and Russia gave a clear message to India. Taliban Government to uphold its international legal obligations, including universally accepted principles of international law and fundamental human rights.
Speaking at a separate event in Islamabad on Friday, the Afghan envoy said the Taliban had cleared all areas of anti-state elements that pose a threat to others.
The minister said, “We are trying and trying our best not to allow the territory of Afghanistan to be used against anyone. The people of this region have suffered a lot and we do not have to continue with this suffering any longer. Should give.”
On Pakistan’s talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Muttaki Said there has been some improvement. “We are expecting a positive outcome from the talks. The ceasefire has taken place between the two TTP And the Pakistani government and we hope that this process will be carried forward.”
The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has provided an opportunity for Pakistan to use its advantage over officials in the war-ravaged country. One of the biggest challenges facing Pakistan across its western border was the presence of the Pakistani Taliban. The TTP is a terrorist organization that was formed by its first chief Baitullah Mehsud in 2007 after the merger of dozens of armed groups. The group aims to replace the government of Pakistan with an Islamic system that was in force in Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. It can be described as a Pakistani ally of the Afghan Taliban.
The Pakistani Taliban had always fought on behalf of their Afghan counterparts against Western forces and the former Afghan government.
When the Afghan Taliban were driven out of Afghanistan in 2001, their Pakistani allies sheltered them in tribal areas, including their own homes. The Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani Network began their spring offensive from their safe havens in Pakistan. Before the start of spring, the Taliban would enter Afghanistan to attack US-led Western and Afghan forces. After achieving their objectives, they would return to their bases in North Waziristan and other tribal areas along the Pakistan-Afghan border.
The first suicide bomber of the Haqqani network to carry out attacks in Afghanistan was trained by Baitullah Mehsud, the first chief of the TTP. After the fall of Kabul on 15 August, Anas Haqqani’s son Jalaluddin HaqqaniThe founder of the Haqqani network visited the suicide bomber’s grave to pay tribute. The Afghan Taliban is believed to have not forgotten that support.
Following the return of the Taliban to power, Islamabad’s first and foremost demand was to use its influence to prevent the TTP from using its country for terrorist attacks against Pakistan. Pakistan had changed Sirajuddin Haqqani, the interior minister in Afghanistan’s Taliban government and the head of the Haqqani network, to help start talks with the Pakistani Taliban, said a source familiar with Islamabad’s ongoing talks with the TTP.
Haqqani and the Afghan Taliban later facilitated talks that culminated in a one-month ceasefire from 9 November.

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