Fasihuddin Fitrat, the Taliban’s army chief of staff, has accused Pakistan of providing financial and military support to armed groups opposing the Taliban, while questioning the Afghan identity of those who establish fronts against the group.
Fitrat made the remarks on Sunday during a graduation ceremony for more than 1,000 members of the Abdullah bin Masoud Joint Combat Training Centre in Kabul. He claimed that armed opponents of the Taliban operate with financial backing and military equipment supplied by Pakistan.
He also attributed the formation of anti-Taliban fronts to foreign support, saying those who organise against the Taliban are not Afghans.
However, no independent evidence or documentation was presented in the reported remarks to substantiate the allegations of Pakistani financial or military assistance.
Fitrat’s statements reflect the Taliban leadership’s effort to portray armed opposition as externally driven rather than rooted in domestic grievances. But questioning the Afghan identity of opponents does not establish the source of their support, nor does it resolve the political and security disputes underlying opposition to Taliban rule. The allegations against Pakistan therefore remain claims by a Taliban official, not independently verified facts.
