Pakistan Rejects Zalmay Khalilzad's Allegations of Arming Afghans
Pakistan said Zalmay Khalilzad’s claims recycled speculative narratives as officials cited UN reports on militant groups operating from Afghanistan.
- On Saturday, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting categorically rejected claims by former US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad that Pakistan is arming Afghans to fight the Taliban, describing the allegations as baseless and misleading.
- Khalilzad, who served as special representative during the first Trump administration, claimed on Friday that the Pakistani military was "recruiting Afghans to fight anti-Pakistan insurgents" and arming them to combat the Taliban.
- Pakistani officials argue Khalilzad's accusations divert attention from the Taliban regime's failure to prevent terrorist sanctuaries; in 2026 alone, terrorism from Afghan soil killed 1,327 Pakistanis and injured 2,484.
- Successive United Nations monitoring reports have documented the presence of Al-Qaeda and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan operating inside Afghanistan, while Islamabad maintains India sponsors proxies conducting terrorism against Pakistan.
- The ministry concluded that Khalilzad's "skewed, agenda-based views" merely recycle speculative narratives, while insisting Pakistan remains at the forefront of the fight against terrorism with enormous sacrifices.
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Pakistan rejects ex-US envoy Khalilzad’s 'baseless' allegations of arming Afghans to fight Taliban
Info ministry says Zalmay Khalilzad’s "sweeping baseless assertions merely recycle speculative narratives as part of his personal agenda" to prop up the Taliban regime.
Pakistan rejects Zalmay Khalilzad's allegations of arming Afghans
Pakistan has categorically rejected the baseless and misleading allegations by Zalmay Khalilzad, former ambassador of the US to Afghanistan, of arming former Afghans to fight Taliban and their supporters terrorist groups. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s Fact Check account said in a post on X that Khalilzad’s sweeping baseless assertions merely recycle speculative narratives as part of his personal agenda to prop up terrorism suppo…
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Islamabad Post'Baseless, misleading': Pakistan rebuts Khalilzad's claims of arming Afghans against Taliban regime
Pakistan says Khalilzad's allegations recycle speculative narratives.UN reports document TTP, Al-Qaeda presence inside Afghanistan.Islamabad says Taliban regime failed to act against terror groups.ISLAMABAD: Islamabad has categorically...
Former US Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad expressed concern over reports that Pakistan is arming Afghans to combat anti-Pakistan insurgents.
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