Islamabad (GNP): Pakistan has firmly rejected claims made by the Afghan Taliban regime alleging that weapons are being smuggled from Pakistani territory into Afghanistan for so-called subversive activities, describing the accusations as frivolous, baseless and contrary to facts. The rejection comes amid ongoing tensions between Islamabad and Kabul over cross-border security concerns.
According to an official statement, Afghanistan already possesses enormous quantities of sophisticated weapons and military equipment left behind following the withdrawal of the United States and coalition forces from the country.
These abandoned stockpiles are estimated to be worth approximately 7.2 billion dollars, representing one of the largest transfers of advanced military hardware into a conflict zone in recent history.
In addition to this equipment, Afghanistan holds large reserves of Soviet-era weaponry accumulated over decades of continuous conflict, further underscoring the scale of arms already present within the country’s borders.
Given the sheer volume of weaponry already available inside Afghanistan, the statement said attempts to manufacture a Pakistani connection to such arms appear designed to divert international attention away from a far more serious and well-documented concern.
It noted that terrorist groups continue to find space, facilitation and operational freedom on Afghan soil, allowing them to plan, support and execute attacks inside Pakistan.
This, the statement said, remains the central and unresolved security issue between the two countries, rather than any unsubstantiated claims of arms smuggling originating from Pakistani territory.
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The statement further stressed that rather than resorting to implausible accusations and blame-shifting, Afghan Taliban authorities must instead turn their attention to addressing the presence of terrorist sanctuaries operating within their territory.
It called on Kabul to fulfil its repeated commitments assuring the international community that Afghan soil will not be allowed to be used for terrorism against Pakistan or any other country.
The renewed rejection reflects Islamabad’s continued position that cross-border militancy, rather than alleged arms movement from Pakistan, remains the primary source of instability along the Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier.
Officials reiterated that Pakistan expects concrete and verifiable action from Afghan authorities to dismantle militant safe havens, rather than counter-narratives aimed at shifting responsibility elsewhere.
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