The Afghan Taliban, TTP and India, a dangerous alignment against Pakistan, continues to shape the regional security landscape with alarming consequences. India’s opportunistic engagement with actors inside Afghanistan who are hostile to Pakistan forms a crucial part of this evolving threat matrix and cannot be separated from the escalating challenges faced by Islamabad. Since the Taliban takeover of Kabul, Afghanistan has again transformed into a global hub for militant networks, and Pakistan remains the primary target of this renewed wave of terrorism. Islamabad’s repeated warnings are now being validated by international institutions, underscoring the severity of threats emerging from Afghan soil.
Regional Reality Confirms Pakistan’s Long standing Warnings
Pakistan has consistently highlighted that the Taliban regime’s unwillingness to dismantle terrorist sanctuaries inside Afghanistan is enabling groups like the Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan to rebuild and operate freely. The Doha Accord required the Taliban to prevent their territory from being used against other states. Those commitments were clear during President Trump’s first administration, but today the Taliban have openly deviated from them, protecting and empowering militant outfits rather than restraining them.
Repeated attacks inside Pakistan bear evidence of this policy failure. The operational freedom enjoyed by TTP in eastern Afghanistan directly fuels violence inside Pakistani territory. Instead of fulfilling their international obligations, the Taliban leadership continues to offer logistical, ideological and even financial support to these groups.
International Reports Strengthen Pakistan’s Case
Recent assessments by the United Nations and multiple global organisations have reinforced Pakistan’s position. These reports confirm that dozens of regional and transnational terrorist organisations have found refuge under the Afghan Taliban regime. The unchecked consolidation of these networks poses risks far beyond South Asia.
The documented movement of fighters across borders, the regrouping of TTP elements and the flow of illicit finances through Afghanistan dismantle the narrative projected by Kabul. Pakistan’s concerns are neither political nor speculative, they are substantiated by global monitoring systems.
India’s Role Further Destabilises the Region
Compounding this threat is the growing bonhomie between the Afghan Taliban and India. New Delhi’s interest in exploiting anti Pakistan militant networks for geopolitical leverage is neither new nor subtle. India’s continued engagement with actors hostile to Pakistan undermines regional stability and accelerates the militarisation of extremist groups.
Pakistan has repeatedly stressed that this emerging alignment has only one strategic aim, to weaken Pakistan’s internal security and sabotage regional cooperation frameworks.
A Global Responsibility to Prevent Another Terror Surge
The international community has a clear responsibility. The Afghan Taliban must fulfil all Doha Accord obligations without delay and must not allow Afghan territory to be used for terrorism under any pretext. Failure to act will not only jeopardise Pakistan but will empower networks capable of threatening the world far beyond the region.
If the Taliban regime continues on its present trajectory, the global community, led by the United States, must impose stringent diplomatic, political and financial measures to pressurise Kabul into compliance. Ignoring the current situation will invite consequences similar to the pre 9 11 era, only far more complex due to the expansion of narco terrorism, transnational linkages and advanced militant financing networks.
