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Abid Hussain

Afghanistan used to launch attacks on Pakistan: Defence minister

Analysts say the Pakistani Taliban group conducted more than 150 attacks across Pakistan in 2022 [File: Waseem Khan/Reuters]

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s defence minister has alleged that Afghanistan’s soil is being used by armed groups to launch attacks on his country, prompting a sharp response from Taliban government in Kabul which called the allegation “incorrect” and “regrettable”.

“We have spoken to Afghanistan government and we will keep saying that … their soil is being used for cross-border terrorism,” Khwaja Asif told a private news channel on Monday night.

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