The Taliban on Tuesday requested Pakistan to “keep away from baseless talks and provocative concepts”, two days after Pakistan inside minister Rana Sanaullah’s mentioned the nation will goal Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) hideouts inside Afghanistan.

“The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan needs peaceable relations with all its neighbouring nations, together with Pakistan and believes in all of the methods that may result in obtain this aim,” Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid mentioned in a press release posted on their Twitter deal with.

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Within the assertion, Mujahid mentioned it’s regrettable that Pakistani officers are making ‘false statements’ about Afghanistan. He mentioned ‘Islamic Emirate’ is making an attempt its finest to not use the territory of Afghanistan in opposition to Pakistan or every other nation.

“We’re dedicated to this aim, however the Pakistani facet additionally has a accountability to resolve the scenario, keep away from baseless talks and provocative concepts, as a result of such talks and distrust aren’t within the curiosity of any facet,” he added.

This newest assertion comes after the Taliban rejected feedback made by Pakistan’s inside minister concerning the presence of Tehreek Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Afghanistan. The Islamic group mentioned that it’s ready to guard the nation’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Final week, Pakistan’s inside minister mentioned that Pakistan will goal TTP hideouts inside Afghanistan.

“When these issues come up, we first ask Afghanistan, our Islamic brother nation, to remove these hideouts and hand over these people to us, but when that does not occur, Islamabad will goal these hideouts inside Afghanistan,” the Pakistan minister had mentioned.

Taliban-led Protection Ministry termed the remarks made by Pakistan as “provocative and baseless,” TOLOnews reported. The assertion added that any points or issues ought to be resolved by understanding.

The Taliban mentioned that such allegations injury the nice relations between the 2 neighbours.

TTP is allied with the Taliban, which seized energy in neighbouring Afghanistan in August final 12 months. The unconventional Islamic outfit has stepped up assaults in Pakistan because it introduced the tip of an Afghan Taliban-brokered ceasefire with the federal government in November final 12 months.

The 12 months 2022 ended with the deadliest month for Pakistan’s safety personnel in over a decade, mentioned an Islamabad-based think-tank because it pointed to the emergence of TTP as the most important menace to the nation.

In its annual report launched on Saturday, the Centre for Analysis and Safety Research (CRSS) mentioned Pakistan safety forces misplaced at the very least 282 personnel throughout 2022 in assaults that included IED ambushes, suicide assaults, and raids on safety posts, principally within the Pakistan-Afghan border areas.