Should Not Be Suspicious About Each Other’s Intentions, Muttaqi Tells Pakistani Officials
Amir Khan Muttaqi, Taliban’s foreign minister, asked Pakistani authorities to avoid suspicion and verbal conflict in their relations with the group.
Amir Khan Muttaqi, Taliban’s foreign minister, asked Pakistani authorities to avoid suspicion and verbal conflict in their relations with the group.
Muttaqi raised this issue during a meeting with Ubaid Ur Rehman Nizamani, Pakistan’s ambassador in Kabul and Sohail Mahmood, head of Pakistan Institute of Strategic Studies.
During this meeting in Kabul, Muttaqi said, "Let's not doubt each other's intentions."
He emphasised, "Instead of verbal conflict and media statements, let's find the causes of the problems."
Hafiz Zia Ahmad, deputy spokesperson of the Taliban's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday, shared pictures of this meeting on his social media account on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Muttaqi called the relations between Taliban and Pakistan friendly and fraternal and stressed on preventing damage to bilateral relations.
Claiming that peace and stability have reigned in Afghanistan, the Taliban’s foreign minister promised the Pakistani ambassador that they would stick to their commitments. Muttaqi assured Pakistan that "no one will be harmed" from Afghanistan's soil.
On August 18, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Pakistan’s former Minister of Defence, in an interview with Afghanistan International, had emphasised that Pakistan will use force if the Taliban does not fulfill their commitments.
He explained, "In case, we obtain evidence that attacks are coordinated from Afghanistan's territory against Pakistan, Islamabad will resort to force to defend its territory."
The former Pakistani defence minister said that after his visit to Kabul on February 22, the attacks of the Pakistani Taliban on the territory of Pakistan has increased.
