Kabul blasts:
Taliban denying links to the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist outfit is identical to Pakistan’s denial on Quetta Shura,” said the acting president of Afghanistan, Amrullah Saleh in a tweet.
Afghanistan’s acting president Amrullah Saleh said on Friday that the Taliban denying links to the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist outfit is identical to Pakistan’s denial on Quetta Shura. A militant organisation believed to have formed within the city in Balochistan soon after the fall of the previous Taliban regime in Afghanistan during late 2001.
The attack, which is the deadliest on US forces in Afghanistan sinceusAt 2011, has been claimed by ISIS Khorasan.
Meanwhile, self-proclaimed ‘caretaker’ President of the Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh on Friday said that the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (IS-K) has links with the Taliban and the Haqqani network, particularly the ones operating in Kabul.
“Every evidence we have in hand shows that IS-K cells have their roots in Talibs & Haqqani network particularly the ones operating in Kabul.
Talibs denying links with ISIS is identical/similar to the denial of Pakistan on Quetta Shura. Talibs have learned very well from the master. #Kabul,” Saleh said in a tweet.
Earlier, Saleh had blamed Pakistan for setting up terrorist factories and agencies that provide explosives materials to the Taliban in order to create chaos in Afghanistan and called Quetta Shura nothing else but a title for the Pakistani military to implement their plans.
Twin blasts killed at least 60 Afghans and 13 US civilians outside the Kabul airport
The Islamic State terror group has claimed responsibility for Thursday’s attack outside the Kabul airport in Afghanistan.
The group claims the blasts killed and wounded some 160 and includes a photo of a man it says was a suicide bomber.
India strongly condemned the explosion outside Kabul airport in Afghanistan on Thursday, said the Ministry of External Affairs in a statement.
“India strongly condemns the bomb blasts in Kabul today. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims of this terrorist attack.
Our thoughts and prayers also go out to the injured.
Today’s attacks reinforce the need for the world to stand unitedly against terrorism and all those who provide sanctuaries to terrorists,” the statement said.