Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Muttaqi Accuses Pakistan of Using Maximum Pressure on Afghanistan
At a meeting in Moscow, Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi criticized Pakistan.
He said Pakistan was using military force instead of talking through political channels.
He also accused Pakistan of putting pressure on Afghanistan by using migrants, students, and travel routes as leverage.
The article also describes airstrikes Pakistan carried out in Afghanistan on October 1.
The Afghan Taliban government said nine people were killed and 11 were injured.
A United Nations mission reported at least 10 civilians killed, most of them children, and nine injured.
Pakistan said its strikes targeted terrorist hideouts and killed 22 terrorists.
The accounts differ on who was killed and how many people died.
At the Moscow Format Meeting, Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi accused Pakistan of escalating tensions through military action rather than political dialogue.
Muttaqi alleged Pakistan was pursuing a “maximum pressure” policy and using Afghan migrants, students, and transit routes as political leverage.
The Afghan Taliban government said Pakistani airstrikes on October 1 hit three houses in Kunar and Helmand, killing nine people and injuring 11.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan reported at least 10 civilian deaths, mostly children, and nine injuries.
Pakistan said the strikes targeted terrorist hideouts based on credible intelligence and killed 22 “terrorists.”
- Who
- Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- What
- Muttaqi accused Pakistan of applying political and military pressure; the article also reports conflicting accounts of Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan.
- When
- The strikes were reported on October 1; the article was published October 5, 2026. The Moscow meeting date is not specified.
- Where
- The diplomatic meeting was in Moscow; the reported strikes hit Kunar and Helmand provinces in Afghanistan.
- Why
- Muttaqi said Pakistan was trying to pressure and destabilize Afghanistan. Pakistan said its strikes targeted terrorist hideouts based on credible intelligence.
Afghan Taliban Claims
Pakistan's Claims
Purpose and conduct of the strikes
Afghan Taliban Claims
Muttaqi condemned Pakistan's military actions as territorial violations and alleged they were part of a hostile maximum-pressure policy against Afghanistan.
Pakistan's Claims
Pakistan's information ministry said the strikes were based on credible intelligence and targeted terrorist hideouts.
Deaths and casualties
Afghan Taliban Claims
The Afghan Taliban government said nine people were killed and 11 injured; UNAMA reported at least 10 civilians killed and nine injured.
Pakistan's Claims
Pakistan said the strikes killed 22 “terrorists.”
- Meeting
- Moscow Format Meeting
- Accuser
- Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi
- Strikes reported
- October 1, in Kunar and Helmand provinces
- Afghan Taliban government account
- Nine killed and 11 injured; it said three houses were hit
- UNAMA account
- At least 10 civilians killed, mostly children, and nine injured
- Pakistan's account
- The strikes targeted terrorist hideouts at two locations and killed 22 “terrorists”