KABUL: Amid India’s concern that Afghanistan’s territory could be used for activities against India under the Taliban regime, the terrorist group has said it has the right to raise the voice of Muslims anywhere , included in Kashmir. However, he added that the group has no policy of raising arms against any country.
In an interview with BBC Urdu, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said: “We have this right, being Muslims, to raise our voices to Muslims in Kashmir, India and any other country.”
“We will raise our voices and say that Muslims are your people, your own citizens. They have a right to equal rights under your laws,” he added, according to Geo News.
Shaheen’s observations contrast with the group’s earlier statements about Kashmir. Days after taking control of Kabul, the Taliban had said Kashmir was a “bilateral and internal affair.”
Foreign Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said on Thursday that India’s goal is to ensure that the land of Afghanistan is not used for any kind of terrorist activity.
In the first formal and publicly acknowledged contact, India’s ambassador to Qatar, Deepak Mittal, met with Taliban leader Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai on Tuesday and conveyed India’s concerns that the land of the Afghanistan should not be used for anti-Indian activities and terrorism.
The MEA said the discussions also focused on the safety, security and early return of Indian citizens trapped in Afghanistan and the travel of Afghan nationals, especially members of minority communities in India.
India is concerned that Afghanistan will become the epicenter of Islamic terrorism, a first of its kind that has a state. In the past, ISIS and al-Qaeda have also tried to establish a state but failed. There are fears that Sunni and Wahabi terrorist groups will turn the Taliban into their refuge.
Amid growing concerns about the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, India is expected to increase security surveillance in the region.
“There will be an increased security vigil in Kashmir, but things are under control and Pakistan-based groups in Afghanistan have little capacity to use the situation,” government sources told ANI last month.
Government sources also said that the Pakistani spy agency ISI, which shares good relations with Taliban leaders, will try to influence the Taliban, but will have no effect, as the Taliban this time are in a position of strength and only the Taliban. weak Taliban can be influenced by ISI.
Recently, a Pakistani ruling government leader Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has said the Taliban would help the country “liberate” Kashmir from India. In a televised news debate, PTI leader Neelam Irshad Sheikh said: “The Taliban have said they are with us and will help us to [liberating] Kashmir “.
In an interview with BBC Urdu, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said: “We have this right, being Muslims, to raise our voices to Muslims in Kashmir, India and any other country.”
“We will raise our voices and say that Muslims are your people, your own citizens. They have a right to equal rights under your laws,” he added, according to Geo News.
Shaheen’s observations contrast with the group’s earlier statements about Kashmir. Days after taking control of Kabul, the Taliban had said Kashmir was a “bilateral and internal affair.”
Foreign Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said on Thursday that India’s goal is to ensure that the land of Afghanistan is not used for any kind of terrorist activity.
In the first formal and publicly acknowledged contact, India’s ambassador to Qatar, Deepak Mittal, met with Taliban leader Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai on Tuesday and conveyed India’s concerns that the land of the Afghanistan should not be used for anti-Indian activities and terrorism.
The MEA said the discussions also focused on the safety, security and early return of Indian citizens trapped in Afghanistan and the travel of Afghan nationals, especially members of minority communities in India.
India is concerned that Afghanistan will become the epicenter of Islamic terrorism, a first of its kind that has a state. In the past, ISIS and al-Qaeda have also tried to establish a state but failed. There are fears that Sunni and Wahabi terrorist groups will turn the Taliban into their refuge.
Amid growing concerns about the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, India is expected to increase security surveillance in the region.
“There will be an increased security vigil in Kashmir, but things are under control and Pakistan-based groups in Afghanistan have little capacity to use the situation,” government sources told ANI last month.
Government sources also said that the Pakistani spy agency ISI, which shares good relations with Taliban leaders, will try to influence the Taliban, but will have no effect, as the Taliban this time are in a position of strength and only the Taliban. weak Taliban can be influenced by ISI.
Recently, a Pakistani ruling government leader Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has said the Taliban would help the country “liberate” Kashmir from India. In a televised news debate, PTI leader Neelam Irshad Sheikh said: “The Taliban have said they are with us and will help us to [liberating] Kashmir “.