Pakistan has once again drawn the attention of the international community to the greatest threat to security and stability in Afghanistan – and the entire region, and indeed the world from the over 20 terrorist organizations present in Afghanistan.
In a statement during the UN Security Council briefing on Afghanistan, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Munir Akram noted that the Afghan interim government has utterly failed to address the threat posed to the region and beyond by Afghanistan-based terrorist outfits such as Al-Qaida, the TTP and Baloch terrorists, including the BLA and the Majeed Brigade.
Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which is perceived as enjoying Kabul’s patronage, is fast emerging as an umbrella organization for regional terrorist groups.
Munir Akram said we have evidence that the Kabul authorities have not only tolerated but are also complicit in the conduct of the TTP’s terrorist cross-border attacks.
He said Pakistan will continue to take all necessary measures to eliminate the terrorist threats to our national security in accordance with our right to self-defense under international law and in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the Security Council.
Envoy Akram’s remarks come against the backdrop of Pakistan’s ongoing efforts to curb the menace of terrorism as the country, as per a Global Terrorism Index 2025 report, has emerged as the second-most terrorism-affected nation in the world.
Placed at the second spot from its previously fourth position — witnessed an alarming 45% increase in terrorism-related deaths with the total rising from 748 in 2023 to 1,081 in 2024 — one of the steepest surges globally.
The number of terror attacks more than doubled from 517 in 2023 to 1,099 in 2024, which also marked the first year that attacks exceeded the 1,000 mark since the inception of the Index.
The increase in terrorist attacks, as per the report, coincides with the rise of the Afghan Taliban to power in Kabul.
Last week, security forces successfully thwarted a cowardly terrorist attack on Bannu Cantonment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing all 16 militants who attempted to intrude into the facility.
However, in the exchange of fire, five soldiers were martyred along with 13 civilians. Undeterred, the country’s security forces continue to take significant action against terrorists and even arrested Mohammad Sharifullah alias Jafar — a Daesh-Khorasan operative — on intelligence provided by America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and handed him over to the United States.
The terrorist’s arrest holds significance due to his status as the main suspect in the attack on the Abbey Gate suicide attack at the Kabul Airport in Afghanistan in 2021 which resulted in the deaths of at least 170 Afghans as well as 13 US troops.
