Recently, Taliban regime's acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi asked a question that reveals profound ignorance and calculated denial: "If Afghanistan is really a centre of terrorism, why don't Iran, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and China complain? Why only Pakistan?" The answer is painfully simple: the world does complain. Pakistan as well as the international community are watching and speaking regarding resurgence of terrorism in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in 2021.

The Taliban regime remains unrecognised in every part of the world and among 193 United Nations member states. Many countries that restored diplomatic and economic engagements with Afghanistan, such as Russia, removed it from their terrorist list; China extended Belt and Road Initiative; Iran which shares faith and Pakistan which hosted five million of Afghan refugees for almost forty years do not recognise the Taliban regime. None of Saudi........

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