Why Are Neighbours Pakistan and Afghanistan at Odds?

Pakistan’s repeated accusations that the Afghan Taliban shelters armed groups have placed cross-border security at the centre of tensions between the two neighbours.

Islamabad says these groups use Afghan territory to plan and carry out attacks against Pakistan. Its allegations concern both the militants’ activities and the protection it accuses the Taliban of providing.

The dispute therefore goes beyond individual attacks. At its heart is Pakistan’s contention that threats to its security are being organised across a border it cannot police on its own.

Those accusations remain claims, rather than independently established facts in the information provided. No details were given about specific attacks, the groups involved or the Afghan Taliban’s response.