Overview
- Pakistan’s UN envoy called terrorism from Afghan soil the gravest threat to its security and warned of unspecified defensive measures without concrete, verifiable Taliban action.
- Islamabad cited a UN Monitoring Team figure of nearly 6,000 TTP militants in Afghanistan and reported close to 1,200 Pakistani deaths this year tied to cross‑border attacks, with 214 Afghan-linked militants neutralised since 2022.
- India condemned Pakistan’s airstrikes in Afghanistan as violations of international law that killed women, children and cricketers, and accused Islamabad of “trade and transit terrorism” through border closures that breach WTO norms.
- New Delhi urged pragmatic engagement with the Taliban, noted the upgrade of its Kabul technical mission to an embassy, and highlighted new healthcare projects and ongoing development work.
- UNAMA and the UN humanitarian chief warned that nearly half the population will need protection in 2026, with over 2.6 million returns reported this year and repeated closures at Torkham and Spin Boldak worsening economic and humanitarian pressures.