Kandahar governor denies hosting militant leaders’ talks on attacks in Pakistan
Pakistan’s army said the meeting involved Baloch Liberation Army, al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent and Hafiz Gul Bahadur figures, but provided no evidence.
- On Friday, Kandahar Governor Mohammad Shirin Akhund denied Pakistani claims that he hosted senior militant figures, dismissing allegations made Thursday by Pakistani army spokesman Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif as propaganda.
- Pakistan's military recently conducted airstrikes in Helmand and Kunar provinces, citing need to target militants allegedly sheltered by the Afghan Taliban, whom Pakistan has long accused of harboring groups like the TTP.
- Afghan officials and the United Nations Mission reported the strikes killed at least 10 civilians, mostly children, prompting United Nations Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett to say actions "appear to violate international human rights and humanitarian law."
- Sharif offered no evidence to support his allegations regarding the alleged Kandahar meeting, while the governor's office argued Pakistani military circles use "baseless claims" to justify civilian killings and other crimes.
- Cross-Border violence persists despite mediation efforts, fueled by Balochistan's long-running insurgency and resource disputes, as the European Union joined the United Nations in urging both sides to exercise restraint and engage in dialogue.
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The governor of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province on Friday denied a claim by Pakistan that he had hosted senior militant figures for talks on escalating attacks inside Pakistan.
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Pakistan’s army says Afghan Taliban governor hosted militants plotting attacks
Pakistan has accused an Afghan Taliban governor of hosting talks on escalating attacks inside Pakistan, an allegation denied by the Afghan government.
The office of Mullah Shirin, the Taliban governor in Kandahar, announced that he did not meet with representatives of the Al-Qaeda network, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA). The Taliban governor’s office today (Friday, 10th of September) denied the claim of Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry, the spokesman for the Pakistani army, by publishing a message on X. The Taliban governor’s office said: “We have denied th…
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