Pakistan’s special envoy for Afghanistan will travel to Kabul next week to deliver a warning over the Taliban’s alleged support for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), according to Pakistani media reports.
Geo News reported that Mohammad Sadiq Khan, Islamabad’s envoy, is expected to press Taliban officials on accusations that they are providing safe havens for the TTP inside Afghanistan.
Sadiq has made several trips to Kabul in recent months, urging the Taliban not to back the TTP, which he has described as a “terrorist” group responsible for attacks in Pakistan. Islamabad has said it has shared strong evidence with the Taliban of cooperation between the two groups.
The planned visit follows the killing of 19 Pakistani soldiers in recent days in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in attacks claimed by the TTP. Pakistan’s military said at least 45 TTP fighters were killed in subsequent operations.
The losses prompted a strong response from Islamabad. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warned the Taliban to choose between siding with “terrorists” or standing with Pakistan, saying the government would not tolerate ambiguity on the issue.
Sharif also alleged that Afghan citizens had taken part in recent terrorist incidents in Pakistan and announced that undocumented Afghan migrants would soon be expelled.