China, Russia, and Iran have confirmed that several terrorist groups, including the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Majeed Brigades, and the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), are operating from Afghanistan and pose a threat to neighboring countries. are the cause.
According to Express News, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, a four-way meeting was held between the foreign ministers of Pakistan, China, Russia and Iran.
According to the joint statement issued after the meeting, the four foreign ministers rejected the claims of Afghan Taliban not to give shelter to any terrorist group including TTP.
The foreign ministers of the four countries expressed deep concern over the security situation related to terrorism in Afghanistan and said that the terrorist groups ISIS, Al-Qaeda, East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) , Jaish-ul-Adl, Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and Majeed Brigades are hiding in Afghanistan and continue to pose a serious threat to regional and global security.
The four countries strongly condemned the terrorist acts perpetrated by these groups on neighboring and other countries and called for strengthening cooperation on counter-terrorism at multilateral levels.
The joint statement demanded that the Taliban government abide by its international commitments not to allow its territory to be used for terrorism in any other country.
The statement said that Afghanistan should be supported in addressing both the symptoms and root causes of terrorism and taking comprehensive measures to eliminate terrorism as soon as possible.
The foreign ministers of the four countries praised the regional countries, especially Pakistan and Iran, for hosting millions of Afghan refugees.
