Pakistan has repeatedly raised alarms at the UN Security Council about nearly 6,000 TTP fighters operating from Afghan soil, using it as a launchpad for attacks inside Pakistan. The UNSC’s 37th Monitoring Team Report, released last week, described the terrorist presence in Afghanistan as a “serious concern,” noting a marked increase in TTP-orchestrated cross-border violence that has triggered military exchanges along the Durand Line. The Taliban regime has failed to dismantle terrorist infrastructure, instead providing operational space, freedom of movement, and protection to these groups. Combined with large-scale drug production, arms smuggling, and the deliberate export of instability, Afghanistan no longer operates as a rational state but as a generator of regional and global threats. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has recommended designating Afghanistan as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) due to “systematic, ongoing and egregious” violations of religious freedom.

Source: The Patriot February 12, 2026 15:10 UTC