New Delhi: Amidst fears of escalation of terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir, Taliban He has said that he has the right to speak for the rights of Muslims in the Valley. Spokesman Suhail Shaheen It also said, as per the Doha agreement with the US, the Taliban will not allow terrorist groups to use Afghanistan to attack any other country.
“When a flag was removed from a Gurudwara in Afghanistan recently, some Hindus and others said it was done by the Taliban. We have good relations with minorities and we have allowed them to practice their religion. The way he raised this issue, we also as Muslims have the right to speak for Muslims in Kashmir, India or any other country. Shaheen in an interview to BBC no..
Shaheen, however, was later quoted by another channel as saying that the Taliban would not interfere in Kashmir.
“We have a right to say –…look, these are your citizens and you have equal rights as per the law and you should enforce the law. We have said the same thing in the past,” Shaheen said. Said that this does not mean that Taliban will take any military action or will take action against any country. Shaheen was replying to a question on Kashmir and he referred to the recent incident in Paktia province where Taliban insurgents annexed Kashmir . Nishan Sahib from a gurudwara. The Sikh religious flag was restored the next day.
On relations with Pakistan, Shaheen said Taliban has political ties with Islamabad but it is wrong to say that Taliban is fighting for Pakistan.
Shaheen’s remarks on Kashmir may give some shine to the alleged outreach to India, just days after senior leader Mohammad Stanikzai met with the Indian ambassador to Qatar. There is already speculation that the Taliban has tried to reassure Pakistan by not publicly accepting the meeting with Indian Ambassador Deepak Mittal on Tuesday. Over the past few days, Stanikzai’s office has confirmed similar meetings with several other countries, including Germany, China, Canada and Turkey.
“When a flag was removed from a Gurudwara in Afghanistan recently, some Hindus and others said it was done by the Taliban. We have good relations with minorities and we have allowed them to practice their religion. The way he raised this issue, we also as Muslims have the right to speak for Muslims in Kashmir, India or any other country. Shaheen in an interview to BBC no..
Shaheen, however, was later quoted by another channel as saying that the Taliban would not interfere in Kashmir.
“We have a right to say –…look, these are your citizens and you have equal rights as per the law and you should enforce the law. We have said the same thing in the past,” Shaheen said. Said that this does not mean that Taliban will take any military action or will take action against any country. Shaheen was replying to a question on Kashmir and he referred to the recent incident in Paktia province where Taliban insurgents annexed Kashmir . Nishan Sahib from a gurudwara. The Sikh religious flag was restored the next day.
On relations with Pakistan, Shaheen said Taliban has political ties with Islamabad but it is wrong to say that Taliban is fighting for Pakistan.
Shaheen’s remarks on Kashmir may give some shine to the alleged outreach to India, just days after senior leader Mohammad Stanikzai met with the Indian ambassador to Qatar. There is already speculation that the Taliban has tried to reassure Pakistan by not publicly accepting the meeting with Indian Ambassador Deepak Mittal on Tuesday. Over the past few days, Stanikzai’s office has confirmed similar meetings with several other countries, including Germany, China, Canada and Turkey.
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