The threat of foreign fighters and regional terror groups are of "growing concern" to Afghanistan and the world, the Afghan envoy said. "In Afghanistan, regional terrorist groups have cooperated with the Taliban based on their common goals and mutual interests. "We also have Pakistani terrorist groups like JeM, Laskhar-e-Islam also cooperating with the Taliban in eastern and south-eastern provinces of Afghanistan," Saikal said. Tehrik-i- Taliban Pakistan, in coordination with other terror groups, remains a long-term threat to the security and stability of our region," Saikal had said. He said these terror groups "pursue a few objectives" in Afghanistan, the main among them being "revival of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, targeting India's interests and goals in Afghanistan" and forming "strategic alliances with international terrorist networks in the region and world."

Source: India Today July 23, 2016 06:13 UTC