The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has categorically dismissed claims by the interim Afghan Taliban regime alleging that weapons are being smuggled from Pakistan into Afghanistan as “frivolous,” “baseless,” and contrary to established facts.
— Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (@MoIB_Official) August 9, 2026
In an official statement released on Sunday, the ministry emphasized that Afghanistan is already saturated with an estimated $7.2 billion worth of sophisticated military equipment abandoned during the withdrawal of U.S. and coalition forces, alongside extensive stockpiles of Soviet-era weaponry accumulated over decades of conflict.
The ministry noted that attempts to manufacture a “Pakistani connection” to these armaments are designed to divert international scrutiny from documented realities: namely, that militant organizations continue to find safe havens, operational freedom, and facilitation on Afghan soil to plan and execute terror attacks inside Pakistan.
The government called on the Afghan Taliban to halt “implausible accusations and blame-shifting” and instead address the presence of terrorist sanctuaries within its territory, fulfilling its explicit commitments that Afghan soil will not be permitted for cross-border terrorism against Pakistan or any other nation.
The statement reinforces recent warnings from Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir that externally based terrorism will be met with the full might of the state, as well as Pakistan’s formal briefings to the United Nations Security Council regarding the severe regional security risks posed by abandoned weapons in Afghanistan.
