Pakistan The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Deputy Head of Mission of the Afghan Taliban in Islamabad on Wednesday emphasized That the Afghan Taliban take action once morest the militant groups in their country who attacked the military base in Bannu this week.
According to the news agency AFP, on Monday, militants attacked a military base in Bannu, as a result of which a vehicle filled with explosives crashed into a wall and eight Pakistani security forces personnel were killed, while several security personnel were killed. Officials were injured and several shops and houses were damaged.
The attack was claimed by the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group, which the Pakistan Army says operates from neighboring Afghanistan.
The Ministry of External Affairs said in a press release today that the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group, in association with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of civilians and law enforcement personnel in several terrorist attacks inside Pakistan. .’
The statement urged the “interim Afghan government to conduct a thorough investigation (of the Bannu attack) and take immediate, strong and effective action once morest those responsible and prevent the recurrence of such attacks once morest Pakistan using Afghan territory.” .’
The statement said that ‘Pakistan reiterated its serious concerns over the presence of terrorist organizations inside Afghanistan which continue to pose a threat to the security of Pakistan. Such events are also once morest the spirit of mutual relations between the two brotherly countries.
The statement added that the Bannu cantonment attack is another reminder of the serious threat posed by terrorism to regional peace and security.
“Pakistan reiterates its call for decisive action once morest terrorism and remains steadfast in its resolve to combat this scourge and maintain its security once morest all threats.”
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There have been attacks on security forces in Bannu in the past as well. In August 2023, at least nine personnel were killed and several others injured in a suicide attack on a convoy of security forces.
Militant attacks in Pakistan have increased in recent months, with most of them targeting security forces personnel.
Pakistani government officials have said in several statements in recent months that the TTP in neighboring Afghanistan is involved in terrorist attacks in the country.
In March of this year, Pakistan’s Federal Minister of Defense Khawaja Asif said in a statement that most of the terrorism in the country is taking place from the Afghan territory, which “have safe havens here too.”
Officials of the Afghan government have been saying that they will not allow their territory to be used once morest any other country and assurances of cooperation have been given to Pakistan.
The United Nations sanctions monitoring team said in a report this month that the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has become the ‘largest terrorist group’ in Afghanistan, which has crossed the border into Pakistan. It has the support of Taliban rulers to carry out attacks.
“The TTP operates extensively in Afghanistan and from there carries out terrorist activities in Pakistan, for which it often uses Afghans,” the report said.
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2024-07-17 17:52:44
