Image of Taliban fighters used for representational objective. (File Photo)
The Taliban’s clarification got here after tweets attributed to some spokespersons of the outfit claimed that friendship with India is inconceivable except the Kashmir subject is resolved.
- CNN-News18
- Last Updated: May 19, 2020, 12:23 PM IST
The Taliban on Monday denied claims circulated on social media that it might be a part of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in Kashmir and mentioned the coverage of the Islamic emirate could be very clear about not interfering within the inner affairs of different nations.
“The statement that has been circulated in certain media regarding India does not belong to Islamic emirate,” tweeted Suhail Shaheen, the spokesperson the Taliban political workplace based mostly in Doha, Qatar.
He mentioned that the “policy of Islamic emirate regarding neighbour states is very obvious that we don’t interfere in the domestic issue of other countries”.
His remarks come after tweets attributed to some Taliban spokespersons claimed that friendship between the group and India is inconceivable except the Kashmir subject is resolved.
The deputy of the Qatar based mostly Taliban political workplace, Mula Abas Stanekzai, had lately alleged that over the last twenty years India has solely cooperated and stored ties with those that are corrupt and have been put in energy by foreigners not elected by the individuals of Afghanistan. He talked about that India ought to cooperate with the Afghan peace course of.
The feedback by Shaheen denying these claims come even because the United States is eager that New Delhi speaks to Taliban. US Special Representative for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, who visited Delhi in February, had spoken about this with India.
The spokesperson for the ministry of Afghanistan’s overseas affairs, Gran Hewad, additionally rejected the assertion that India has been taking part in a detrimental function within the nation for the previous 40 years, and mentioned its relations with India are inside worldwide frameworks and based mostly on mutual respect.
“India has been a key stakeholder in the peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan. It has been supporting a national peace and reconciliation process which is Afghan-led, Afghan-owned and Afghan-controlled,” he mentioned.
Diplomats based mostly in New Delhi have been advised that Taliban needs to maintain relationship with all of the nations within the area, together with India. Sources mentioned the message has been clear that the Taliban stand from day one has been that it’s going to not be a part of the combat towards India
But sources identified that Taliban stays a various group, and lots of parts in it proceed to have deep ties with Pakistan. Recent media studies had additionally claimed synergy between Taliban and Pakistan-based terror teams, including that terror coaching camps had been being held for Taliban items and Jaish-e-Mohammed cadre in east Afghanistan.
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