Iran Press/ Commentary: Afghan Taliban's support for the Pakistani Tehrik-e Taliban group is no longer covered up, although it uses 'migrants' for them.
As Asif Durrani, Pakistan's special representative on Afghanistan Affairs, told VOA, the Taliban had recently initiated certain moves to address its country's cross-border terror concerns and those of other neighbors, including China, but it is premature to speculate on the outcome.
"It's a serious issue. But steps are being taken to neutralize the TTP. We should also understand that it will take a while, but the process has been initiated," Durrani said, adding: "But if the relocation of TTP can actually happen and lead to peace along our borders, it would be a significant development and we would welcome it."
Islamabad has warm relations with the Taliban, but it does not show so much agreement with the Taliban's sayings.
Although the Taliban says that it does not allow terrorist groups to operate in Afghanistan, the special representative of Pakistan says that the TTP, the Turkestan Islamic Movement, and some other groups are present in Afghanistan, and that is worrying.
Some politicians argue that the Taliban will terminate the TTP trouble-making, but as long as they shelter the TTP fighters, they make northern Afghanistan home to terrorists and create threats to Central Asia.
Deputy Head of Afghanistan's National Movement Party, Abdullah Ghurlugh, says that insecurity believes that such an approach will cause absolute insecurity in the Central Asian region by letting in extremist groups and destroying the ethnic structure of the northern and northeastern parts of Afghanistan.
The Taliban confirmed the relocation of the elements it calls migrants, but some Afghan political experts believe that the Taliban will trigger a new war in northern Afghanistan.
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