SECURITY — June 20, 2026
Taliban Ministry Claims Airstrikes on ISIS Sites in Pakistan, Islamabad Rejects
Pakistan rejected the claims and asserted that ISIS camps are located inside Afghanistan under Taliban control. The head of foreign relations for the National Resistance Front warned of an existential threat to the country and urged dialogue to form a neutral government.
The Ehtebar Desk — originates with Afghanistan International — 2 min read
The Taliban Ministry of Defense announced that it conducted airstrikes targeting ISIS-affiliated centers in Pakistan's Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces the previous night. The ministry stated that Afghanistan will use all means to eliminate threats to its security and stability.
Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting rejected the Taliban's claim of drone attacks. It stated that terrorist camps including those of ISIS are located and supported in areas under Taliban control in Afghanistan.
Former Afghan special forces commander Sami Sadat condemned the reported attacks as a reckless escalation.
Mr. Nazari, head of foreign relations for the National Resistance Front, condemned the Taliban's claimed airstrikes on ISIS-linked sites in Pakistan. He warned that continuing the current path poses an existential threat to Afghanistan and called for serious dialogue among democratic opponents and regional stakeholders to build a neutral, stable government.
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Single source reports multiple on-record statements from named entities including the Taliban Ministry of Defense, Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Sami Sadat, and Mr. Nazari, making the attributed claims concrete and verifiable
The source language mixes facts with framing or advocacy wording. Afghanistan International: "reckless escalation" of tensions; "existential threat to the future of Afghanistan"; the framing portrays the Taliban's actions as destabilizing and threatening while highlighting calls for opposition unity and dialogue against the current path.
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