End to TTP attacks? Afghan Taliban commander says fight against Pakistan 'illegal'
Commander of the Afghan Taliban, Saeedullah Saeed, has stated that, according to directives from their Ameer, it is illegitimate to fight against any country, particularly Pakistan.
Addressing a police passing-out parade on Wednesday, Saeed warned militants affiliated with Fitna Al Khwarij against fighting Pakistani forces or carrying out attacks under the banner of Jihad.
“Those who fight against foreign countries while joining different groups cannot be called a real Mujahid,” he maintained.
Clarifying that only the Ameer of the state has the authority to declare or authorise Jihad, Saeed said, “It is not the discretion of any individual or a group to decide about waging Jihad.”
The Afghan Taliban commander also stated unequivocally that anyone who goes to Pakistan to fight against the leadership’s directives is committing an act of disobedience.
“It will be considered ‘Fasad’ not ‘Jihad’ if anybody fights for the sake of ego or on the basis of association with any group,” he stated.
Saeedullah Saeed also declared that those who carry out attacks in the name of ‘Jihad' disobey Shariat and the Afghan Emirate.
Citing Defence analysts, media reports claimed that the statement of the Afghan Taliban Commander consolidated Pakistan’s internal security, its narrative and its diplomatic position globally.
They further stated that the supposed jihad of the Khwarij, carried out at the behest of Indian proxies, is in fact terrorism against Shariah, the State and peace.
Separately, 22 people were injured in an alleged quadcopter strike in the Wana tehsil of South Waziristan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to a hospital list cited by a leading English daily on Wednesday.
According to details, an incident report issued by the district headquarters hospital (DHQ) in Wana mentioned a “drone attack” at 8pm, which injured 22 people, including seven minors.
While the condition of a 13-year-old and an adult man was listed as “serious” and they were referred for tertiary care, seven others, including individuals aged 15, 18, and 19, sustained major injuries. The remaining 13 suffered minor injuries, of which two were discharged from the hospital.
The incident occurred within a fortnight of a suspected quadcopter munitions drop that killed four children and injured five others in Mir Ali tehsil of North Waziristan District. The military clarified that security forces were “falsely implicated” in the attack, stating that it was carried out by Fitna-Al-Khwarij.