Jamaat-ul-Ahrar Dismisses Pakistan’s Claims of Afghan Operations Amid Rising Tensions

The militant group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a faction linked to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has vehemently rejected Islamabad’s claims regarding their use of Afghan territory, asserting that all of its forces and organizational structures are entirely based within Pakistan.

Denial of Islamabad’s Allegations and Emphasis on Internal Deployment

The Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a key militant group associated with the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has issued a clear statement in response to recent airstrikes conducted by the Pakistani military on eastern Afghanistan. They categorically denied claims by Islamabad’s political and security authorities suggesting that the group operates from Afghan territory. The organization emphasized that all of its commanders, combat forces, logistical resources, and organizational structures are fully active within Pakistan’s borders.

Power Maneuvering from Karachi to Khyber

In their official statement, the group indicated that its fighters do not require Afghan territory for planning, organizing, or executing their military and offensive operations. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar warned Pakistani army generals that their operational cells are active against Pakistani security forces and police from the southern port city of Karachi to the strategic Khyber region in the north. Additionally, they condemned the bombing and rocket attacks on residential areas in eastern Afghanistan as inhumane actions.

Kabul’s Echoes of Militant Statements Rejecting Terror Transit Claims

Coinciding with this stance, officials from the interim government in Kabul have also dismissed accusations linking the recent deadly attack on a Rangers special forces center in Karachi to Afghan citizens or territory as entirely baseless and unfounded. Kabul’s diplomatic apparatus has accused Pakistan of evasion, condemning its cross-border airstrikes on Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar provinces—which resulted in substantial civilian casualties—as overtly aggressive actions that violate the principles of good neighborliness and contravene international law.