Amid escalating violence in Afghanistan, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid has made a shocking revelation, stating that families of Afghan Taliban militants live in various areas, including the famous areas of Islamabad, and sometimes in local hospitals. is treated.
According to TOLOnews, Sheikh Rashid said that medical treatment is provided to Afghan Taliban families. His statement comes at a time when there has been heavy violence in Afghanistan for the past few weeks due to the aggressive stance of the Taliban.
Pakistan has consistently denied allegations by Afghan leaders that the Taliban use Pakistani soil to direct and advance insurgent activities in Afghanistan.
In an interview broadcast on Pakistan’s private TV channel Geo News on Sunday, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said: “Taliban families live here in areas of Pakistan such as Rawat, Lohi Bhar, Bahara Kahu and Tarnol.”
The areas mentioned by the minister are the famous suburbs of the capital of Islamabad. “Sometimes the bodies of their soldiers are brought to hospitals, and sometimes they come here for treatment,” Rashid told the channel.
Pakistan has often been accused of harboring and supporting Afghan Taliban militants. They have been fighting the Afghan government for the last two decades. It is rare for Pakistan’s elite ministers and senior politicians to admit this.
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