Pakistan has strongly rejected the Afghan Taliban regime’s allegations, urging Kabul to address Pakistan’s legitimate and longstanding security concerns instead of diverting attention from its responsibility to prevent terrorism originating from Afghan soil.
In a post, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said that blaming Pakistan’s security institutions would not absolve the Afghan Taliban regime of its responsibility to prevent Afghan territory from being used for terrorist activities against Pakistan.
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Islamabad, 24 October 2026 Taking note of the recent statements of the Afghan Taliban Regime where they have once again resorted to diversionary allegations instead of addressing Pakistan’s legitimate and longstanding security concerns. Blaming Pakistan’s security institutions does not absolve the Regime of its responsibility to prevent Afghan territory from being used for terrorism against Pakistan. Pakistan’s concerns are not based on conjecture. The UN Security Council’s Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, in its sixteenth report (S/2025/796), examined the presence and activities of terrorist groups in Afghanistan. The US Lead Inspector General’s Operation Enduring Sentinel report to Congress for January–March 2026 further stated that the Afghan Taliban continued to allow Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to operate from Afghan territory and that Taliban support and greater freedom for the group contributed to increased attacks against Pakistan. The report estimated TTP strength at 4,000–6,000 fighters. These assessments underscore the seriousness of Pakistan’s concerns regarding terrorist sanctuaries and support networks operating from Afghan soil. The assertion that Afghanistan lacks either the capacity or the interest to destabilise Pakistan does not address these documented concerns. Repeated attempts by armed terrorists to infiltrate across Pakistan-Afghanistan border, the killing of Afghan nationals and members of terrorist groups during Pakistan’s counter-terrorism operations, and the recovery of foreign-origin weapons from terrorist elements, all warrant serious scrutiny. Pakistan has also raised concerns over alleged facilitation of terrorist groups by Afghan Taliban officials, including officials in Kandahar. Such concerns cannot be dismissed through blanket denials; they require credible explanations and verifiable action. Pakistan’s security measures are directed against terrorist threats, not the Afghan people. Peace and stability in both countries are closely linked, and the Afghan people stand as much to gain from a region free of terrorism as their Pakistani neighbours. The Afghan Taliban Regime must end any tolerance, facilitation or support for terrorist organisations, including TTP, BLA and their affiliates, and ensure that Afghan territory is not used to plan, prepare or launch attacks against Pakistan. Attempts to portray Pakistan’s legitimate security concerns and necessary defensive measures as hostility towards Afghanistan will neither deflect attention from the issue nor resolve it. Pakistan will continue to take all necessary measures to protect its citizens, sovereignty and territorial integrity. It remains open to responsible engagement based on mutual respect, verifiable commitments and concrete action against terrorist sanctuaries, support networks and cross-border infiltration. However, Afghan Taliban Regime must understand that peace can only prevail in the region if Pakistan’s core concern of terrorism originating from Afghanistan is verifiably addressed by the Afghan Taliban.
— Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (@MoIB_Official) October 24, 2026
The ministry stressed that Pakistan’s security measures are directed against terrorist threats, not the Afghan people. It added that peace and stability in both countries are closely linked, and that the Afghan people stood to benefit as much as their Pakistani neighbours from a region free of terrorism.
The ministry warned the Afghan Taliban regime to end any tolerance, facilitation or support for terrorist organisations, including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and their affiliates.
It also called on the regime to ensure that Afghan territory is not used to plan, prepare or launch attacks against Pakistan.
“Pakistan will continue to take all necessary measures to protect its citizens, sovereignty and territorial integrity. It remains open to responsible engagement based on mutual respect, verifiable commitments and concrete action against terrorist sanctuaries, support networks and cross-border infiltration. However, the Afghan Taliban Regime must understand that peace can only prevail in the region if Pakistan’s core concern of terrorism originating from Afghanistan is verifiably addressed by the Afghan Taliban”, the ministry added.
