The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has declined Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif&& 's recent claim that the IEA had asked for 10 billion Pakistani rupees to transfer members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from border areas to other areas of Afghanistan.In an interview with Geo News on Wednesday, Asif stated that Pakistan agreed to the demand however demanded guarantees from the IEA that the relocated TTP members would not return.
He declared that the Islamic Emirate has not yet provided a favorable reaction.&& Mullah Yaqub, Amir Khan Muttaqi, Sirajuddin Haqqani, and Mullah Shirin existed in this meeting,& & stated Asif.
& I told them that if the TTP is not stopped, we will be required to do something about it, and you [IEA] need to not grumble.
You say you will move them to the western provinces, but what is the assurance that they won&& 't return? & However, Hamdullah Fitrat, the deputy spokesperson of the IEA, declined the claim.&& We reject this claim.
The Islamic Emirate has not made such a demand to Pakistan,& & Fitrat told Ariana News &.
& It is regrettable that Pakistani officials are making such baseless statements.&&& & We do not understand for what function they [Pakistan] are making such claims,& & Fitrat added.Tensions in between the 2 next-door neighbors have been intensifying.
2 weeks earlier, Pakistan performed airstrikes in the Barmal district of Paktia province.
The IEA reported that 46 civilians, including ladies and kids, were killed in the attack.
Pakistani media, nevertheless, declared the strikes targeted TTP members.The post IEA denies Pakistani defense minister&& 's moneying request claim initially appeared on Ariana News.