The United Nations reported that more than 6000 anti-Pakistan militants are lying hidden in Afghanistan. They are said to be belonging to the Pakistani Taliban group, which is outlawed in their own country and are considered responsible for attacking the Pakistani military as well as its civilians.
The Hindustan Times reported citing the UN report prepared by the analytical and sanctions monitoring team of the United Nations, that a group called the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) is suspected of having links with Afghan affiliate Islamic State (IS) group. The analytical and sanctions monitoring team is responsible for monitoring the activities of terrorist groups all over the world.
They reported that these militants might have even joined the IS Khorasan, which has its headquarters in the eastern part of Afghanistan. This report added that the IS’ base in Khorasan province of Afghanistan had been badly hit due to intervention by the security forces of Afghanistan as well as the United States and NATO.
It estimated at least 2200 IS members to be present in Afghanistan and said that among its leaders there is a certain Syrian national called Abu Said Mohammad al-Khorasani. Two other senior Islamic State commanders were also reported to have arrived from the Middle East to Afghanistan recently.
The presence in Afghanistan of militants, particularly linked to the TTP or Jamaat-ul-Ahrar or Lashkar-e-Islam, as well as those with the Baluchistan Liberation Army, which has taken responsibility for high-profile attacks this month in the southern Sindh province as well as in southwestern Baluchistan Province is a major worry for Pakistan.