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ISLAMABAD:
Afghan authorities said on Wednesday that Islamabad has not shared with them any intelligence regarding the presence of fugitive Pakistani Taliban, including the notorious Mullah Fazlullah, in eastern Afghanistan.
Islamabad insists Mullah Fazlullah, the commander of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (Swat chapter), has regrouped his fighters in the Afghan province of Kunar and has been mounting sporadic attacks on Pakistani border posts and villages.
According to the Pakistani military, Mullah Fazlullahs loyalists have carried out around 15 attacks in a year, killing dozens of people both civilians and security personnel.
Afghanistan, however, claims that TTP militants are hiding in remote mountainous regions on the Pakistani side of the Durand Line.
Wasifullah Wasifi, the spokesperson for the governor of Kunar, told The Express Tribune that Pakistan has not shared any evidence to substantiate its claims about the presence of Mullah Fazlullah in Afghanistan.
Wasifis comments came days after Pakistan took up the issue of Mullah Fazlullahs extradition with Marc Grossman, US President Barack Obamas pointman for the region.
The issue was raised after the TTP claimed responsibility for the October 9 attack on teenage peace activist Malala Yousafzai. According to Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Fazlullah planned the attack, and that the attackers later returned to their safe havens in Afghanistan.
The Pakistani leaders statement is incorrect Fazalullah and the terrorists fighting Pakistani forces are not in Kunar province, Wasifi said. He added that the Swat Taliban spokesman had also claimed in several interviews that they were operating from Pakistans border regions.
We do not accept Pakistans claim that information about anti-Pakistani elements have been shared with us, Wasifi added.
Meanwhile, the Afghan interior ministry reiterated calls for the custody of Afghan Taliban leaders who, they allege, are living in Pakistan.
Spokesman Ghulam Sediq Sediqi told the Afghan media that Kabul has urged Islamabad to hand over Afghan Taliban leaders in Pakistan. He also denied the presence of Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan.
Rocket attacks
Wasifi claimed there has been no let up in rocket attacks from the Pakistani side of the border. He said over 150 rockets had been fired at two border districts on Tuesday. Pakistan denies firing on the civilian population and says its forces target locations from where its border posts receive fire.
Blame game: Mullah Fazlullah
Afghan authorities said on Wednesday that Islamabad has not shared with them any intelligence regarding the presence of fugitive Pakistani Taliban, including the notorious Mullah Fazlullah, in eastern Afghanistan.
Islamabad insists Mullah Fazlullah, the commander of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (Swat chapter), has regrouped his fighters in the Afghan province of Kunar and has been mounting sporadic attacks on Pakistani border posts and villages.
According to the Pakistani military, Mullah Fazlullahs loyalists have carried out around 15 attacks in a year, killing dozens of people both civilians and security personnel.
Afghanistan, however, claims that TTP militants are hiding in remote mountainous regions on the Pakistani side of the Durand Line.
Wasifullah Wasifi, the spokesperson for the governor of Kunar, told The Express Tribune that Pakistan has not shared any evidence to substantiate its claims about the presence of Mullah Fazlullah in Afghanistan.
Wasifis comments came days after Pakistan took up the issue of Mullah Fazlullahs extradition with Marc Grossman, US President Barack Obamas pointman for the region.
The issue was raised after the TTP claimed responsibility for the October 9 attack on teenage peace activist Malala Yousafzai. According to Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Fazlullah planned the attack, and that the attackers later returned to their safe havens in Afghanistan.
The Pakistani leaders statement is incorrect Fazalullah and the terrorists fighting Pakistani forces are not in Kunar province, Wasifi said. He added that the Swat Taliban spokesman had also claimed in several interviews that they were operating from Pakistans border regions.
We do not accept Pakistans claim that information about anti-Pakistani elements have been shared with us, Wasifi added.
Meanwhile, the Afghan interior ministry reiterated calls for the custody of Afghan Taliban leaders who, they allege, are living in Pakistan.
Spokesman Ghulam Sediq Sediqi told the Afghan media that Kabul has urged Islamabad to hand over Afghan Taliban leaders in Pakistan. He also denied the presence of Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan.
Rocket attacks
Wasifi claimed there has been no let up in rocket attacks from the Pakistani side of the border. He said over 150 rockets had been fired at two border districts on Tuesday. Pakistan denies firing on the civilian population and says its forces target locations from where its border posts receive fire.
Blame game: Mullah Fazlullah
