A recent report by the United Nations Security Council states that there are indications that the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has continued to receive significant logistical and operational support from the Afghan Taliban. The report also dismissed the Taliban’s claim that Afghan territory is not being used by militant groups for cross-border attacks, calling the assertion “not credible” and warning that neighbouring countries increasingly see Afghanistan as a source of regional instability.
The findings appear in the 16th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, submitted to the UN Security Council, amid growing international concern over Afghanistan’s security situation after the Taliban returned to power in August 2021. “The de facto authorities continue to deny that any terrorist groups have a footprint in or operate from its territory. That claim is not credible,” the report stated.