McCallum also claimed that some people in the UK are keen on traveling to Afghanistan to become part of these terror networks….reports Asian Lite News
Ken McCallum, head of Britain’s spy agency, MI5, on Monday warned of terrorist networks re-constituting themselves in Afghanistan.
The spy chief highlighted that terror groups may use the Afghan soil to plan attacks against the UK, reported Tolo News.
McCallum also claimed that some people in the UK are keen on traveling to Afghanistan to become part of these terror networks.
“We have seen the beginning of some travel attempts and so with our partners, we remain very vigilant,” said McCallum, the report, quoting The Daily Mail, said.
Abdul Haq Humad, a political analyst based in Afghanistan, asserted, “The Islamic Emirate will not allow anyone to be active on Afghan soil and I believe this is just a propagandist pressure.”
The report claimed that the spokespersons of the Taliban regime did not reply to the requests for comment.
The report comes after the UN Special Representative Deborah Lyons met with the acting Foreign Minister of the Taliban regime, Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul on Tuesday
Recently, the Taliban regime has been facing a renewed surge of resistance, especially in the provinces of Panjshir and Bamiyan.
Firing by Pak Army
The Taliban have lodged a protest against Islamabad over the incident of heavy & light weapons firing by the Pakistani Army in Afghanistan’s Dand Aw Patan district of Paktia province.
Directorate General of Security Cooperation & Border Affairs of Taliban MoFA lodged a protest on February 16 against Islamabad over the incident of heavy & light weapons firing on January 20 by the Pak Army.
Earlier, citing violations of Afghan airspace by Pak aircraft in Asmar on January 28-29 and Dur Baba on January 30 districts of Nangarhar Province, Taliban MoFA had registered its protest with Islamabad on February 13.
Furthermore, differences between the Taliban and Pakistan continue to persist over the issue of the Durand Line.
In this context, Pakistan Consulate in Jalalabad (Nangarhar Province), while highlighting the situation at Ghulam Khan border crossing in Khost-North Waziristan area over the past few days, conveyed to the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday that the Taliban had removed the Pakistani flag from a border post and deployed humvees and armed personnel on the zero line in contravention of the border conventions, as part of its “pressure tactics”, reported local media.
In response, Pakistan issued warnings to the Taliban of possible counter-action and trade was suspended for a few days.
The issue was later resolved with the intervention of traders and tribal elders from both sides, said the local media.
However, bilateral relations between Pakistan and the Taliban are turning hostile over the issue of Durand Line and cross-border “terror activities” of groups like the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) against Islamabad.
Pakistan intends to bring the tribal areas near the Durand Line under its control and complete its Durand barbed wire fencing.
Following deadly attacks on Pakistani troops, the Pakistani military has launched an operation along the Durand Line near Afghanistan.
According to the Military analysts, Pakistan has not changed its bilateral policy and the country wants to get rid of international criticism, which has been accused of training and financing terrorism for years. (ANI)
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