Pakistan rejects Zalmay Khalilzad's allegations of arming Afghans
Pakistan has categorically rejected the baseless and misleading allegations by Zalmay Khalilzad, former ambassador of the US to Afghanistan, of arming former Afghans to fight Taliban and their supporters terrorist groups. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s Fact Check account said in a post on X that Khalilzad’s sweeping baseless assertions merely recycle speculative narratives as part…
Pakistan has vehemently rejected former US ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad's allegations that it was arming former Afghans to fight Taliban and their supporters. According to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting's Fact Check account, Khalilzad's assertions are baseless and serve his personal agenda to bolster the Taliban regime.
The ministry emphasized that conflating Pakistan's counterterrorism efforts with allegations of recruiting Afghan nationals or sponsoring armed groups within Afghanistan is misleading. They stressed that Pakistan remains committed to combating terrorism and protecting regional peace and security. The ministry highlighted that UN monitoring reports consistently document the continued presence and activities of terrorist organizations, such as TTP and Al-Qaeda, within Afghanistan.
They accused Khalilzad of diverting attention from the Afghan Taliban regime's responsibility to prevent its territory from being used for terrorism against Pakistan. The ministry asserted that Khalilzad's unfounded allegations reveal his biased perspective.
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