The Ministry of Information on Friday dismissed Afghanistan’s claims that terrorists’ hideouts in the border regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan had been targeted.
In a statement issued through its official fact-check account, the ministry said the Afghan Taliban, through official statements and affiliated media channels, had claimed to have used rudimentary drones to strike alleged Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) camps inside Pakistan’s border areas.
The ministry categorically rejected the allegations, describing them as baseless and inaccurate.
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◼️The Afghan Taliban regime through their various propaganda mouthpieces and official statements are claiming to have targeted some alleged ISKP camps in border areas of Khyber… pic.twitter.com/xyzutM6O3A
According to the statement, terrorist camps, including those linked to Daesh (ISKP) and several other terrorist groups, are located and operated from territories under the control of the Afghan Taliban administration.
The ministry further claimed that a rudimentary drone launched by the Taliban regime entered Pakistani airspace near Shinko in Khyber District and was promptly detected and neutralised by the Pakistan Air Force’s air defence system.
A photograph of the reportedly intercepted drone was also shared alongside the statement.
The ministry accused the Afghan Taliban authorities of issuing misleading statements to divert attention from what it described as their support for terrorist groups operating in the region.
It added that such claims are frequently made to conceal the presence and activities of various extremist organisations allegedly operating from Afghan territory.
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