Washington(Special Correspondent/Webdesk);Washington Urges Taliban to Take Action Against Terrorist Safe Havens, The United States administration has once again urged the Afghan Taliban to ensure that Afghanistan’s territory is not used as a launching pad for terrorist attacks. This demand comes amid growing concerns over the presence of terrorist groups in Afghanistan, including al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. The US has long been concerned about the potential for Afghanistan to become a safe haven for terrorist groups, and has pressed the Taliban to take action against these groups.
The Taliban has previously promised to prevent the use of Afghan soil for terrorist purposes, but the US and other countries have expressed skepticism about the Taliban’s ability and willingness to follow through on this commitment. The US has threatened to take action against the Taliban if they fail to comply with this demand.
“And yes, we do continue to urge the Taliban to ensure that terrorist attacks are not launched from the – from Afghan soil,” US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in response to a query at the press briefing in Washington on Tuesday.
“That has been a priority for us in engagements with them, and it continues to be.”
He was responding to a question about security personnel martyred in an exchange of fire with the terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 15. Pakistan has claimed that such terrorists coming from the safe haven in Afghanistan, but the interim Afghan setup has denied such claims in the past.
Miller was asked whether the US have some concerns and concerns with the persons who took responsibility or who took guarantees in the Doha Agreement that they would not let them use the soil against the neighbouring Pakistan.
In his response, the US State Department spokesperson acknowledged that Pakistan has suffered because of the terrorist attacks.
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Sure. So I’ll first say that, of course, the Pakistani people have suffered greatly at the hands of violent extremists and terrorists. We have a shared interest with the Pakistani people and the Government of Pakistan in combating threats to regional security,” he said and added the US administration has been demanding the interim Afghan government take action against extremists in the country.
When asked about the US support for Pakistan’s economy, he said: “Pakistan continues to be a close partner that we work with on a number of important matters, including improving the Pakistan economy. You’ve heard me speak a number of times to the importance of securing an IMF facility and Pakistan making reforms in that regard, and we’ll continue to do so.”
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