Thousands of militants infiltrate Afghanistan from Pakistan

Tashkent – Pakistan claims that it should not be held responsible for the situation in Afghanistan; Pakistan and the Taliban have nothing to do with each other. But in front of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan at a conference in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani slammed Pakistani terrorism. President Ghani said that more than 10,000 Pakistani terrorists infiltrated Afghanistan last month, and the Pakistani government failed to stop them. Imran Khan, who was upset by this, seemed to have panicked while responding to the allegations.

The Central and South Asia Connectivity Conference is being held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Speaking on occasion, the President of Afghanistan made these serious allegations against Pakistan. The Afghan president accused ‘The Prime Minister and military officials of Pakistan, have repeatedly said that Pakistan has no interest in bringing the Taliban to power in Afghanistan. But on the other hand, they are providing all possible assistance to the Taliban.’ The Pakistani prime minister then lashed out at the Afghan president, saying the allegations were ‘disappointing’. Prime Minister Imran Khan said that Pakistan had done its best to bring the Taliban to the negotiation table and resolve the issue of Afghanistan amicably.

While Afghanistan is making these direct allegations against Pakistan, India has assured all possible assistance to Afghanistan. Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar also attended the conference in Tashkent and met with the President of Afghanistan. During the meeting, Foreign Minister Jaishankar assured all possible cooperation to Afghanistan. Jaishankar said India would supply about 1.5 lakh tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan.

Meanwhile, Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh and Afghan Ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay had sought military assistance from India. Ambassador Mamundzai said if talks with the Taliban fail, India should provide air support to Afghanistan. Following this appeal, there has been a lot of discussion in the Pakistani media. The Pakistani media has started claiming that India will soon deploy troops in Afghanistan. Analysts from the hate India brigade in Pakistan have argued that the US would fully support India’s deployment and that the US was willing to fund it. These Pakistani analysts from the hate India brigade are also worried that this will make Pakistan more insecure.

Indian journalist slain in Kandahar

Danish Siddiqui, an Indian journalist, was assassinated by the Taliban in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Siddiqui was travelling with the Afghan army to learn about the conflict against Taliban. Siddiqui was killed along with an Afghan soldier in a shootout with Taliban militants. Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur expressed deep sorrow over Siddiqui’s murder. The Press Club said that the killing of Siddiqui is shocking and has expressed its grief over the killing.

The Taliban have not yet attacked any Indians, despite seizing significant territory of Afghanistan. But Siddiqui is the first Indian to fall victim to the conflict in Afghanistan. This seems to have put a question mark on the security of Indians in this country. Meanwhile, the Taliban has demanded that India not support the government in Kabul in the conflict in Afghanistan. The Taliban will welcome Indian development projects in Afghanistan but has warned India to remain neutral in the conflict.

Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen reminded that the Taliban had already clarified that it would not attack Indian embassies.