INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Washingtons former special envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, said in a social media post on Wednesday that he is concerned Pakistan
might be using the expulsion of refugees as a cover to send in ISIS fighters into Afghanistan.
In a post on X on Wednesday, April 16,
Khalilzad said: Knowledgeable people tell me that they are concerned that the Pakistan establishment might well be using the expulsion of
Afghan refugees as a cover to send ISIS terrorists to Afghanistan
I share this concern.
Khalilzad did not elaborate further, nor did he clarify who the knowledgeable people were.
The Islamic Emirate has
long been known to fight ISIS and has in the past accused Pakistan of supporting the militant group.
In January, Afghanistans deputy
minister of foreign affairs said ISIS was operating training centers in Pakistan.
Khalilzads remarks come amid intensified efforts by
Pakistan to deport hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees in the country.
Pakistan began deporting undocumented Afghans in October 2023
but following a directive in December, authorities ramped up the deportations from April 1
In the first two weeks of this month over 45,000 Afghans returned.
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