Pakistan points Afghan Taliban to militant hideouts, urges action

Islamabad says it shared 'evidence' of Pakistani Taliban presence Kabul denies

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Afghan Taliban fighters stand guard as Afghan refugees line up to register in a camp near the Torkham border crossing with Pakistan on Nov. 4. © AP

KHUDAI NOOR NASAR, Contributing writer

KABUL -- Pakistan's Foreign Ministry says it has handed over intelligence on Pakistani Taliban militant hideouts in Afghanistan to the Taliban government there, demanding the authorities take action against what Islamabad considers one of its biggest security threats.

"We have shared the evidence with Afghan authorities of TTP hideouts inside Afghanistan," Zahra Baloch, the Pakistani ministry's spokesperson, told reporters in a weekly briefing on Thursday, referring to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. "We have urged the interim Afghan government to take concrete action against these TTP elements, dismantle their networks and prevent terrorist attacks from across the border into Pakistan."

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