Ensure Afghan territory is not used to attack any nation: India, US urge Taliban
The development comes against the backdrop of reports of fighters of Islamic State, al Qaeda, and several Pakistan-based terror groups regrouping on Afghan soil after the takeover of the country by the Taliban on August 15.
Against the backdrop of a spike in activities of terror groups in Afghanistan, India and the US have jointly called on the Taliban to ensure that Afghan soil is never used again to threaten or attack any country, shelter terrorists, or plan terror attacks.
India and the US referred in their joint statement to the UN Security Council resolution 2593 while urging the Taliban to ensure there was no terrorism from Afghan soil. (AFP/File)
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A joint statement issued after a meeting of the US-India counterterrorism joint working group and the bilateral designations dialogue said both countries are committed to close consultations on developments in Afghanistan and potential terror threats from Afghan territory.
The development comes against the backdrop of reports of fighters of Islamic State, al Qaeda, and several Pakistan-based terror groups regrouping on Afghan soil after the takeover of the country by the Taliban on August 15.
India and the US referred in their joint statement to the UN Security Council resolution 2593, adopted while India held the rotating presidency of the body in August, while urging the Taliban to ensure there was no terrorism from Afghan soil.
“In line with UNSC Resolution 2593 (2021), both sides called on the Taliban to ensure Afghan territory is never again used to threaten or attack any country, shelter or train terrorists, or plan or finance terrorist attacks,” the joint statement said.
Rezaul Hasan Laskar is Foreign Editor with the Hindustan Times, which he joined in 2015. He began as a journalist in his hometown of Shillong in northeast India and has worked in newspapers and wire services over the years. He moved to New Delhi in 1997 and initially focused on defence, national security, Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast, while also working of foreign policy and international relations. He has been part of the media delegation accompanying PMs on foreign visits and has reported from destinations ranging from Tibet to Ukraine. Between 2007 and 2013, he was the Press Trust of India correspondent in Pakistan, one of only two Indian journalists allowed to report from the country. He extensively covered Pakistan’s domestic politics and the life of the common people, as well as the fallout of the 2008 Mumbai attacks on India-Pakistan relations and the subsequent trial in Pakistan of the suspects involved in the attack. As part of his reportage in Pakistan, he travelled the breadth of the country, from the Swat Valley to Balochistan. Reza’s first gig in journalism was writing a weekly music column, and music – especially classic rock – remains a keen interest. He is also a movie buff and a keen photographer.
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