The Supreme Leader of Atta warns Taliban members not to launch attacks overseas: not a member of the Mujahedin Taliban | Afghanistan |
Pakistan has recently experienced a series of suicide terrorist attacks, and the Pakistani government has repeatedly accused the Afghan Taliban of secretly supporting these attacks. The highest leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan, Ahongzada, recently responded by warning Taliban members not to launch attacks outside of Afghanistan, stating that such actions "do not belong to holy war.".
According to a report by Voice of America on August 6th, Afghanistan's interim defense minister, Mohammad Jacob, delivered a speech on official Afghan television on August 5th local time, conveying the Taliban's highest leader, Ahongzada,'s order to ban attacks outside of Afghanistan.
Jacob stated that Ahongzada has already ended the "holy war" and everyone "must obey orders": "If someone still leaves Afghanistan intending to launch a" holy war "abroad, it can no longer be seen as a" holy war ". If the" holy war organization "disregards the Emir's orders and continues to fight, it is not a" holy war ", but a hostile act."
Jacob emphasized that the previous twenty year long "holy war" targeted "foreign interference and rebellion activities" by the US and NATO forces. After the United States withdrew its troops and the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan, this holy war had already ended in victory.
VOA article analysis suggests that Ahongzada's statement is likely a response to the recent terrorist attacks in Pakistan. The Pakistani government has recently repeatedly accused the Afghan Taliban of supporting their attacks behind the scenes.
According to reports, Pakistan's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Asif Durani, visited the Afghan capital Kabul in July and held a three-day meeting with the Acting Foreign Minister of the Afghan Interim Government, Amir Khan Mutaji, and the Acting Minister of the Interior, Sirajdin Hakani. An unnamed senior Pakistani official revealed that Taliban officials conveyed Ahongzada's orders to Durani in bilateral talks, emphasizing their determination not to allow anyone to threaten other countries based in Afghanistan. "Ahongzada's orders are binding on all groups sworn in loyalty to him, and his instructions state that attacking Pakistan is illegal."