Taliban Says "Have Right To Raise Voice For Muslims In Kashmir": Report

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In the midst of Indian concerns that the Afghanistan region can be used for anti-Indian activities under the Taliban regime, the terror group said that he had the right to improve his voice for Muslims anywhere including in Kashmir. However, it added that the group did not have a policy to lift weapons against any country.

In an interview with BBC Urdu, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said: “We have this right, become a Muslim, to raise our voices for Muslims in Kashmir, India and other countries.”

“We will raise our voices and say that Muslims are your own people, your own citizens. They are entitled to the same rights as your law,” he added, according to Geo News.

Shaheen’s statement was different from the previous group’s statement about Kashmir. A few days after controlling Kabul, the Taliban said Kashmir was “bilateral and internal problems”.

Arinindam Bagchi’s external ministry spokesman on Thursday said the goal of India was to ensure that the land of Afghanistan was not used for terror activities in any form.

In the first and public formal contacts, the Indian Ambassador to Qatar Deepak Mittal met with the Senior Leader of Taliban Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai on Tuesday and expressed Indian concerns that Land Afghanistan should not be used for anti-Indian activities and terrorism.

MEA said the discussion also focused on the safety, security and return of Indian citizens stranded in Afghanistan and the travel of Afghanistan citizens, especially members of the Minority community to India.

The government’s sources also said that the Pakistani Spy Body content, which shared good relations with Taliban leadership, will try to influence the Taliban but will not be able to have an effect since the Taliban this time is in the position of strength and only the weak is influenced by the content.