ISLAMABAD – The Ministry of Information on Sunday rejected allegations by the Afghan Taliban regime linking Pakistan’s security forces and intelligence agencies to violence in Afghanistan’s Nuristan province, describing the claims as frivolous, baseless and devoid of any truth. “Pakistan categorically rejects the fabricated claims of involvement by its security forces or intelligence agencies in any internal clashes in Nuristan or elsewhere in Afghanistan, including allegations of recruiting or training former Afghan security personnel or facilitating Daesh or any other terrorist group operating in Afghanistan,” the ministry said in a statement.
The statement came in response to allegations by the Afghan Taliban’s Ministry of Defence, which claimed that groups affiliated with Daesh and what it described as “elements of subversion” had crossed the Durand Line into Kamdesh district of Nuristan with Pakistan’s support.
The Afghan ministry claimed that its security forces had killed 28 alleged infiltrators and captured 32 others, while the remaining fighters had fled back across the Durand Line.
Rejecting the allegations, Pakistan’s Ministry of Information said not a shred of evidence had been presented to substantiate any Pakistani involvement.
“There were no identities, documents, communications, forensic evidence or independent verification to support the allegations,” it said.
The ministry also rejected a video circulated on social media purportedly to support the Afghan claims, saying it showed only “a few unarmed individuals who are not even properly dressed or equipped”.
It described the footage as appearing to be “a pre-planned video shoot by the Afghan Taliban regime well known for lies and fabricated claims”.
A fact-check graphic attached to the ministry’s statement carried the headline, “Afghan Defence Ministry claims arrest of Pakistani military personnel and fighters in Nuristan”, and marked the claim as “false and fabricated”. It also displayed a document issued by the Afghan Ministry of Defence dated September 27.
The Pakistani ministry said the presence and activities of terrorist groups inside Afghanistan were “well documented” in successive reports by the United Nations and other international organisations.
“Attempts to manufacture a Pakistani connection cannot obscure the reality that these terrorist groups continue to find sanctuary and a permissive environment for growth in Afghan territory,” it said.
“It is particularly ironic for the Afghan Taliban regime to accuse Pakistan of supporting terrorism while terrorist organisations operating from Afghanistan continue to pose a direct threat to Pakistan and regional security,” the statement added.
The ministry urged the Afghan authorities to take “credible and verifiable action” against terrorist organisations operating from Afghan territory instead of externalising responsibility for their internal security challenges through what it called “fanciful allegations”.
It also called on Kabul to fulfil its commitments that Afghan soil would not be used for terrorism against Pakistan or any other country, rather than attempting to deflect responsibility through what Islamabad described as fabricated accusations.
The statement further alleged that the claims were part of an attempt to “externalise internal dissent and oppression of women, children and minorities”.
According to Pakistani security officials, the Afghan Taliban regime has been providing sanctuary, support and patronage to terrorist groups. They said what they described as documented evidence contradicted Kabul’s repeated denials and pointed to an entrenched terrorist network operating from Afghan soil.
Pakistani officials maintain that the alleged terrorist nexus extends beyond cross-border infiltration to the provision of training, weapons and operational support.
Security officials estimate that up to 70 per cent of Fitna al-Khawarij terrorists infiltrating Pakistan are of Afghan origin. They also claim that leftover US and NATO weapons have been allowed to reach terrorist groups, including Fitna al-Khawarij and Fitna al-Hindustan.
According to figures cited by Pakistani authorities, terrorism emanating from Afghan soil claimed the lives of 1,327 Pakistanis and injured another 2,484 in 2026.
The United Nations has estimated the strength of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Afghanistan at around 6,000 to 6,500 fighters. UN reporting has also documented more than 600 terrorist attacks against Pakistan during 2025, including attacks launched from Afghan territory.
Pakistani security officials say the TTP has established training facilities in Afghanistan’s Kunar, Nangarhar, Khost and Paktika provinces.
The government has maintained that the issue is fundamentally one of Pakistan’s national security and that continued attacks allegedly originating from Afghan soil cannot be addressed through denials alone.
Pakistan says it expects the Taliban regime to fulfil its commitments by taking verifiable action against terrorist groups operating from its territory rather than defending or denying their presence.
