Afghanistan’s Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mutaqi denied the presence of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Afghanistan during a press conference in New Delhi, claiming that “Afghan soil is not being used against any country, and if Pakistan believes otherwise, it should provide evidence.”
However, multiple United Nations reports have already documented clear evidence of Afghan Taliban support for TTP, along with links to Al-Qaeda and the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA).
The 36th UN Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team report, submitted to the UN Security Council in July 2025, stated that the TTP has around 6,000 fighters in Afghanistan. It added that the group continues to receive logistical and operational assistance from the country’s de facto authorities.
The report further revealed that the TTP and BLA jointly run four training camps in Walikot and Shorabak in southern Afghanistan, where Al-Qaeda provides ideological and weapons training.
In February 2025, another UN report confirmed that the TTP remains active in Afghanistan and carried out over 600 attacks in Pakistan during 2024. It also stated that the Afghan Taliban provide the TTP with monthly financial assistance of $43,000, while new training centers have been set up in Kunar, Nangarhar, Khost, and Paktika provinces.
An earlier July 2024 UN report had already identified the TTP as the “largest terrorist group operating in Afghanistan”, enjoying cross-border support from the Afghan Taliban. It also detailed that TTP and local militants are being trained at Al-Qaeda-run camps in Nangarhar, Kandahar, Kunar, and Nuristan.
Despite this mounting evidence, Mutaqi’s statement in New Delhi stands in sharp contrast to verified UN findings. Analysts say the Taliban’s repeated denials reflect an effort to deflect global pressure and maintain plausible deniability.
With UN reports confirming Taliban-backed TTP operations, the question remains — when the evidence is already public, what more proof does Kabul need?
