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He stated that for bilateral cooperation to continue, this problem must be resolved.<\/p>\n<p>He added:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs long as TTP\u2019s safe havens in Afghanistan exist, cooperation between the two countries will not be possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also previously urged the Taliban to cooperate with Islamabad in the fight against terrorism rather than supporting terrorist groups.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Taliban\u2019s Response to Pakistan\u2019s Accusations<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\nThe Taliban government has rejected these accusations, insisting that Pakistan should not blame Afghanistan for its security problems.<\/p>\n<p>The Taliban claim that Pakistan\u2019s security instability is due to its own internal issues and should not be attributed to Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">UN Report on TTP\u2019s Presence in Afghanistan<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Meanwhile, the United Nations has released a new report confirming the widespread presence of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Rising Violence in Pakistan<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The year 2024 has so far been the deadliest for Pakistan\u2019s security forces in the past decade, further escalating security tensions between Kabul and Islamabad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The spokesperson for Pakistan\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that the main cause of tensions between Islamabad and Kabul is the presence of safe havens for Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in 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