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Pakistan urges Afghan Taliban to take 'decisive action' against terrorist groups

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Pakistan has formally urged the Afghan Taliban to take decisive action against terrorist groups operating from within Afghanistan, specifically naming the TTP. The UN envoy highlighted the nexus between the Taliban and these militant organizations, citing concerns over regional security and human rights.

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This diplomatic tension underscores the ongoing security instability in South Asia and the challenges of cross-border terrorism between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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facebook --> twitter --> whatsup --> linkded --> email MORE (3) Messenger Whatsapp --> Photo: Reuters/ File Pakistan urged Afghan Taliban authorities to "take decisive action" against terrorist groups operating from Afghan territory, questioning the Taliban's "complicity and support" for groups including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and reaffirming its right to self-defence.

The Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations, in a press release, noted that Counsellor Muhammad Jawad Ajmal, addressing the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan in the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly, underscored that "terrorism remained at the heart of Afghanistan's challenges."

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