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UN report: Pakistan is playing a double game, collaborating with terrorists

UN report: Pakistan is playing a double game, collaborating with terrorists

Thousands of Pakistanis continue to "take part in jihad" against the Afghan government on the side of the Taliban1 (banned in Russia), says in new report UN Monitoring Group. It emphasizes, that Pakistan is playing a double game, declaring commitment to the fight against terrorism while supporting terrorist groups, who advance his foreign policy goals. How the Islamabad government is connected to radical Islamists, tells the editors of the Telegram-channel "PMC Media".

“One Member State reported, that the total number of Pakistani citizens, fighting in terrorist groups in Afghanistan, can be up to 6000-6500 people", says the 11th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team.

UN report: Pakistan is playing a double game, collaborating with terrorists

The report identifies three main Pakistani groups: The Taliban in Pakistan ("Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan" or TTP, It banned in Russia), "Lashkar-i-Taiba" (LiT, It banned in Russia) and "Jaish-e-Muhammad" (DiM). All three groups operate in Afghanistan with the consent and support of the Taliban.. The presence of these groups is concentrated in the eastern provinces Kunar, Nangarhar and Nuristan, where they operate under the auspices of the Afghan Taliban.

The report goes against the allegations Zalmaya Khalilzada, who praised Pakistan for supporting the so-called Afghan "peace process". 30 April 2019 Khalilzad, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, said, that Pakistan "supports efforts to accelerate intra-Afghan dialogue and negotiations and assists in reducing the level of violence" in Afghanistan.

UN report: Pakistan is playing a double game, collaborating with terrorists

Khalilzad's Twitter statement in April 2019 year in direct contrast to his congressional testimony in July 2016 of the year, when he called Pakistan a "state sponsor of terror".

Independent experts have not yet confirmed the data, contained in this report, because the information is based on intelligence, provided by Member States. However, we know, that a number of Pakistani groups operate inside Afghanistan and fight hand in hand with the Taliban. Also, high-ranking leaders of Pakistani terrorist groups were killed in Afghanistan.. Besides, known, that a number of Pakistanis are fighting alongside the fighters of the Wilayat Khorasan branch of the Islamic State1 (It banned in Russia).

The TTP is an enemy of the Pakistani state and since its founding at the end 2006 carried out brutal armed actions in northwestern Pakistan, carrying out attacks all over the country. Pakistan still supports the Afghan Taliban, that shelters and supports the TTP.

The grouping "has about 500 militants in Kunar and around 180 in Nangarhar", the report said.

UN report: Pakistan is playing a double game, collaborating with terrorists

Although the UN report does not mention this, but it is known, that LeT and JM are acting on orders from the Pakistani authorities. These two groups are the largest terrorist groups in the region.. Beyond the attacks in Afghanistan, both groups are also carrying out terrorist operations in India.

LIT and J&M facilitate the movement of terrorist fighters to Afghanistan, who act as advisers, instructors and explosives specialists. Both groups are responsible for the targeted killings of representatives [Afghan] government and others.

As part of the LIT in Afghanistan, there are about 800 militants, in DiM - approx 200.

UN report: Pakistan is playing a double game, collaborating with terrorists

The report provides information on the whereabouts of militants in Afghanistan. LIT and JM co-located with Taliban forces in counties Mohmand-Dara, Dur-Baba and Sherzad Nangarhar province. The TTP also maintains a presence in the county Lal Pura near the border region of Pakistan Mohmand Dara. In the province of Kunar, LiT still retains 220 militants, and DiM — 30 militants; they are all dispersed in the ranks of the Taliban.

Although the report does not explicitly mention this, known, that there are other Pakistani proxy terrorists operating in Afghanistan. In August 2014 the US State Department noted, that "Harakat-ul-Mujahidin" (HuM) organized several training camps in Afghanistan. According to unconfirmed reports, these HUM camps continue to operate to this day.

HUM is one of many terrorist groups, supported by the Pakistani state. In September 2014 year, the US authorities added Fazlur Rahman Khalil, longtime emir of Hum and a key al-Qaeda ally1 (banned in Russia), in the list of the most dangerous terrorists in the world. However, Pakistan did nothing, to arrest or at least detain Khalil. Furthermore, at 2018 Khalil joined the political party of the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imrana Hana.

UN report: Pakistan is playing a double game, collaborating with terrorists

You don't need to have superpowers, to understand the motivation of the Pakistani authorities. Just look at the amount of financial assistance, allocated to Pakistan by the United States.

UN report: Pakistan is playing a double game, collaborating with terrorists

Then compare the numbers from this graph with the number of terrorist attacks according to the Global Terrorism Database portal.

Then it becomes obvious, that the logic of Pakistan is extremely simple - the cash flow will dry up, as soon as terrorism in the country is defeated.

1 Organization banned in Russia.

Author: The editors of the Telegram-channel "PMC Media"

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