Kashmir is Pakistan & India's internal matter, says Taliban; India is not relevant

[Meengla]

I think Pakistan has learned the lesson, they ll ensure Taliban led Afghan government accepts Durand Line as international border. This changes nothing on the ground but will burry any one who props up the propaganda from time to time on the subject

Probably not. Durand Line is a non-issue. If anything, Afghans should be concerned by losing the Pashtun held territory to either a sovereign state or even to a federation with Pakistan. Pakistani AND Afghani planners know that Durand Line is a non-issue. Oh, 'Afghan Planners'--- I know that an oxymoron...

 

[TMA]

We know and we are aware. But there is alot of mistrust on both sides, Imran Khan is doing his best, and we appreciate his efforts, we will reciprocate. Our bridges are not completely burned as your nation was the only one that rescued us during the US invasion and allowed the Taliban refuge.

The obstacle I see is the hatred between both peoples. I try to be level headed and balanced, but I've gotta give a proper reply to those who abuse my countrymen.

Please bear in mind that Afghanistan will have to let go of her dream of a Empire ruling over Pakistan like the days of Durrani Sultunate. Please bear in mind that Pushtunistan can only happen over a non-existent Afghanistan and a non existent Pakistan as there are other ethnic groups in both countries. To aspire to such dreams is utter foolishness.
Please bear in mind the abuse started from Afghanistan when she refused to accept Pakistan. Pakistan extended a hand of friendship but what did she get in return. In order to get over this, Afghanistan has to accept Pakistan and her right to exist in their hearts. The Afghans [Pushtoons] of Pakistan are very much happy with Pakistan. This has to be accepted.

 

[H. Dawary]

Please bear in mind that Afghanistan will have to let go of her dream of a Empire ruling over Pakistan like the days of Durrani Sultunate. Please bear in mind that Pushtunistan can only happen over a non-existent Afghanistan and a non existent Pakistan as there are other ethnic groups in both countries. To aspire to such dreams is utter foolishness.
Please bear in mind the abuse started from Afghanistan when she refused to accept Pakistan. Pakistan extended a hand of friendship but what did she get in return. In order to get over this, Afghanistan has to accept Pakistan and her right to exist in their hearts. The Afghans [Pushtoons] of Pakistan are very much happy with Pakistan. This has to be accepted.

You too believe in that nonsense "Afghanistan didn't accept Pakistan in 1947"? https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/afghans-hate-of-pakistan-the-real-reason.667275/page-4#post-12351273

Read post #53 and read the whole text not just the parts I highlighted... But I agree there should be talks about Durand line, and it should be accepted.

 

[BL33D]

Funny to see how Pakistanis are trying to spin this. What happened was simple. Pak media sources made claims of Taliban declaring Ghazwa e Hind over Kashmir. Taliban spokesman issues a statement saying they avoid interfering in India's internal matters, specifically mentioning India. We all know what that means given the context of Kashmir.

Then again, I understand Pakistanis' mentality. The past few decades of its foreign policy was to prop up the Taliban in the hopes that they will help it take Kashmir. Well, now that the Taliban says it isn't interested in Kashmir, it has literally no options left.

 

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The strong clarification comes a day after officials monitoring social media noted a spike in posts around claims that a Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said it was impossible to be friends with India unless the Kashmir dispute is resolved.
INDIA Updated: May 18, 2020 21:40 IST

Shishir Gupta
Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Suhail Shaheen, the spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, as the political wing of Taliban calls itself, issued the clarification on Tuesday. (Sourced )

The Taliban on Monday denied claims on social media that it could join Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in Kashmir, underlining that the Taliban was clear that it “does not interfere in internal affairs of other countries”.

“The statement published in the media about Taaliban joining Jihad in Kashmir is wrong…. The policy of the Islamic Emirate is clear that it does not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.” Suhail Shaheen, the spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, as the political wing of Taliban calls itself, tweeted on Monday evening.

The strong clarification comes a day after officials monitoring social media noted a spike in posts around claims that a Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said it was impossible to be friends with India unless the Kashmir dispute is resolved. The spokesperson was also claimed to have said that the Taliban would, after capturing power in Kabul, “capture Kashmir from infidels also”.

Diplomats based in Kabul and Delhi told Hindustan Times that the Taliban spokesperson’s clarification came after India worked the backchannels to confirm reports about the group’s approach to India, and on Jammu and Kashmir.


New Delhi was told that the social media posts were fake and did not reflect Taliban’s position.

But analysts have also underlined that the Taliban wasn’t a monolithic body and comprises people holding different beliefs. For example, while the group has deep linkages with the Pakistani deep state, there are also some who favour an independent line.

Since the Afghan Taliban’s top decision-making body Shura is based in Quetta and its sword arm, the Haqqani network based in Peshawar, both in Pakistan, an Af-Pak watcher said, one should not be surprised if there is a tweak in this stance under pressure from Pakistan.


Already, political equations are changing rapidly in Afghanistan with the US all set to withdraw from Kabul. Unlike in the past where Islamabad for decades acted as a proxy for the US during the Soviet-Afghan war, this time Pakistan is riding on China, who in turn has close partners in Russia and Iran. This time, Washington is the common enemy.

While the US has ensured that Ashraf Gani and Abdullah Abdullah have joined hands in power sharing, it hopes that the Tajik-Pashtun leader may sign an agreement with the Taliban as the former has refused to be any party to it.

The Indian initiative in Afghanistan is also at cross-roads as Pakistan based terrorists groups will use Taliban-ruled Kabul to target India without fear of any Balakot. For all the main players, Afghanistan is turning full circle with Pakistan strategically placed in the great game.

Taliban spokesperson says India should ‘have a positive approach’ to issues in Kashmir Valley

Amid intense speculation of a spillover of the Afghanistan crisis into Kashmir, the Taliban has issued its first major statement on the Kashmir conflict and the Narendra Modi government’s policies vis-a-vis Kashmir.




Amid intense speculation of a spillover of the Afghanistan crisis into Kashmir, the Taliban has issued its first major statement on the Kashmir conflict and the Narendra Modi government’s policies vis-a-vis Kashmir.
Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesperson of the Taliban, said in an interview with Pakistan’s ARY News, a private channel, that India should “have a positive approach” towards the Kashmir Valley. The Taliban’s statement, though subtle and circumspect, is being interpreted as an expression of its unease with the Modi government’s hard-fisted policies in Kashmir.

Mujahid also touched upon the bilateral relations between India and Pakistan, stating that the two nuclear-armed countries should “sit together” and resolve the matters. He said that “both are neighbours and their interests are linked to each other”.
Although the Taliban has said that it would like India to complete its infrastructural projects in Afghanistan, Mujahid gave indications about the Taliban’s proximity with Pakistan and how the geopolitical equations might shape up in foreseeable future. Talking about the cultural and religious ties between Afghanistan and Pakistan, he said that the Taliban see Pakistan as their “second home”.
“Afghanistan shares its borders with Pakistan. We are traditionally aligned when it comes to religion; the people of both countries mingle with each other. So we are looking forward to further deepening of ties with Pakistan," Zabihullah Mujahid said in the interview.
The Taliban spokesperson asked India to consider the interest of Afghans. He said: “Our desire is that India devises its policy as per the interests of Afghan people.”
Mujahid said that the Taliban would soon create an inclusive administration in which all Afghans will be a part. “We want a government in Afghanistan that is strong and based on Islam and which all Afghans are part of. We are working on it and wait until we succeed in forming a strong and stable government,” he said.

https://frontline.thehindu.com/dispatches/taliban-spokesperson-says-india-should-have-a-positive-approach-to-issues-in-kashmir-valley/article36133656.ece