Taliban government spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid has rejected claims by Afghanistan's former Minister of Justice, Fazl Ahmad Manawi, regarding a secret meeting between Taliban officials and a Pakistani delegation in Kandahar, calling them "untrue."
Mr. Manawi recently claimed in a note that a Pakistani security and diplomatic delegation had traveled to Kandahar to meet with senior Taliban officials. According to Manawi, Islamabad presented five specific demands during this meeting, and both sides agreed to a one-month deadline to implement the discussed commitments.
In response to these allegations, Zabiullah Mujahid explicitly denied the matter in a conversation with Amu TV. "These claims are not true, and no such meeting has taken place," Mujahid stated, without providing further details.
Mr. Manawi's claims come at a time of strained relations between Kabul and Islamabad over various issues, most notably the presence of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Afghan soil and cross-border attacks. Pakistan has repeatedly demanded that the Taliban government take action against anti-Pakistan militant groups, but the Taliban have consistently denied the existence of such safe havens in Afghanistan.
While Mr. Manawi did not disclose the details of Pakistan's five alleged demands or the Taliban's commitments, his claims were widely circulated on media and social networks.
Analysts believe that whether such a meeting occurred or not, the circulation of these claims highlights the deep mistrust and complexity of the relationship between the Taliban government and Pakistan. Islamabad, once considered a key supporter of the Taliban, now faces significant security challenges from groups believed to be operating from Afghanistan under Taliban rule.
Source: Amu TV
🌐
