NEW DELHI: Amid fears of increased terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir, the Taliban have said they have a right to protest for the rights of Muslims in the valley. Spokesman Suhail Shaheen also said that under the Doha agreement with the US, the Taliban will not allow terrorist groups to use Afghanistan to attack any other country.
“When a gurdwara flag was recently removed from Afghanistan, some Hindus and others had said that the Taliban were doing it. We have a good relationship with the minorities and we have allowed them to practice their faith. who raised the issue, we also have the right, as Muslims, to speak for Muslims in Kashmir, India or any other country, ”Shaheen said in an interview with BBC Hindi.
Still, Shaheen was quoted as saying on another channel that the Taliban would not interfere in Kashmir.
“We have the right to say -… look, these are your citizens and they have the same rights according to your law and you should apply it. We have said the same thing in the past, ”added Shaheen. The spokesman also said that this does not mean that the Taliban will take any military action or against any country. Shaheen answered a question about Kashmir and referred to the recent incident in Paktia province where Taliban insurgents withdrew the Nishan Sahib from a gurdwara. The next day the Sikh religious flag was restored.
On relations with Pakistan, Shaheen said the Taliban had political ties to Islamabad, but it was wrong to say the Taliban were fighting for Pakistan.
Soon, a few days after senior leader Mohammed Stanikzai’s meeting with India’s ambassador to Qatar, Shaheen’s statements about Kashmir may shed some light on the alleged spread in India. It is already speculated that the Taliban have tried to reassure Pakistan by not publicly acknowledging the meeting with Indian Ambassador Deepak Mittal on Tuesday. In recent days, Stanikzai’s office has confirmed similar meetings with several other countries, including Germany, China, Canada and Turkey.
“When a gurdwara flag was recently removed from Afghanistan, some Hindus and others had said that the Taliban were doing it. We have a good relationship with the minorities and we have allowed them to practice their faith. who raised the issue, we also have the right, as Muslims, to speak for Muslims in Kashmir, India or any other country, ”Shaheen said in an interview with BBC Hindi.
Still, Shaheen was quoted as saying on another channel that the Taliban would not interfere in Kashmir.
“We have the right to say -… look, these are your citizens and they have the same rights according to your law and you should apply it. We have said the same thing in the past, ”added Shaheen. The spokesman also said that this does not mean that the Taliban will take any military action or against any country. Shaheen answered a question about Kashmir and referred to the recent incident in Paktia province where Taliban insurgents withdrew the Nishan Sahib from a gurdwara. The next day the Sikh religious flag was restored.
On relations with Pakistan, Shaheen said the Taliban had political ties to Islamabad, but it was wrong to say the Taliban were fighting for Pakistan.
Soon, a few days after senior leader Mohammed Stanikzai’s meeting with India’s ambassador to Qatar, Shaheen’s statements about Kashmir may shed some light on the alleged spread in India. It is already speculated that the Taliban have tried to reassure Pakistan by not publicly acknowledging the meeting with Indian Ambassador Deepak Mittal on Tuesday. In recent days, Stanikzai’s office has confirmed similar meetings with several other countries, including Germany, China, Canada and Turkey.