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Pakistan Hands Over Terrorist’s Dead Body to Afghanistan

RAWALPINDI: Pakistani authorities have handed over the body of a terrorist to Afghan counterparts, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced on Tuesday, calling on the neighboring country to intensify its efforts against cross-border terrorism.

In a statement, the military’s media wing identified the deceased as 48-year-old Afghan national Muhammad Khan Ahmedkhel, who was killed on January 11 in the Sambaza area of Balochistan’s Zhob district. Ahmedkhel, the son of Haji Qasim Dawran Khan, hailed from Village Bilorai in the Wazekhwa district of Paktika province, Afghanistan.

The ISPR noted that Ahmedkhel’s remains were handed over to officials of Afghanistan’s interim government on January 20 following necessary procedural formalities. The statement emphasized that incidents like these provide irrefutable evidence of Afghan nationals’ involvement in terrorist activities in Pakistan.

The military’s media wing urged the Afghan government to meet its obligations and prevent terrorists from using Afghan soil to carry out attacks against Pakistan.

The development comes shortly after security sources revealed that Ahmedkhel, also known as Abdullah, was an “Afghan spy” who was killed while attempting to flee to Afghanistan. The sources disclosed that the terrorist was involved in smuggling weapons and ammunition from Afghanistan into Pakistan, which were then used in terrorist attacks within the country.

Since the Taliban’s rise to power in 2021, Pakistan has experienced an increase in cross-border attacks, prompting intensified operations by security forces against terrorists. The government has also urged the Taliban to curb militant activities.

According to the “CRSS Annual Security Report 2024” by the Centre for Research and Security Studies, 2024 was the deadliest year for Pakistan’s civil and military security forces in a decade, with at least 685 fatalities and 444 terror attacks.

Army Chief General Asim Munir has highlighted that cross-border terrorism, including the presence of banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) safe havens in Afghanistan, remains the root cause of tensions between the two countries.

 

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