Pakistan has tarnished our image: Taliban leader's allegations

Kabul, Ta. 11

Pakistan's role behind the formation of the Taliban's interim government in Afghanistan is crucial. An audio is going viral amid allegations that Pakistan is driving backseat in Afghanistan. This audio shows signs of a rift between the Taliban and Pakistan.

The audio clip, which went viral on social media, also hints at the interference of Pakistan's spy agency ISI in the formation of a cabinet in Afghanistan. In an audio clip that has gone viral on social media since September 10, a Taliban commander told other commanders that Pakistan had tarnished the Taliban's image internationally.

The main reason for the rift between the Taliban and Pakistan is the formation of an interim cabinet, in which ISI chief Faiz Hamid proposed the names of the Haqqani network and the Quetta Shura. The Taliban commander is heard saying that Punjabi General Hamid has created a big problem for him. The voice of the viral audio is rumored to be that of Mullah Fazl, the Taliban's deputy defense minister. He claims that Pakistan has created obstacles in the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan.

The Taliban claimed after the capture of Kabul that they would form an inclusive government in Afghanistan, which would include leaders of Tajik, Uzbek communities as well as other minority communities, as well as leaders of the old government. But as soon as the Taliban announced an interim government, their claims proved hollow.