The United Nations Security Council has rejected the Taliban’s claim that Afghan territory is not being used for terrorist activities, describing the assertion as “not credible” in its latest report.
According to the 16th report of the UN Security Council’s Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, the Afghan Taliban’s claim that terrorist groups are not using Afghan soil for cross-border attacks has been dismissed. The report warns that countries in the region increasingly view Afghanistan as a source of growing regional instability.
The report states that several UN member states have informed the Council that terrorist groups including Daesh-Khorasan (ISKP), Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Al-Qaeda, the Turkistan Islamic Party, Jamaat Ansarullah, and others remain active in Afghanistan, with some planning external attacks.
According to the United Nations, Al-Qaeda maintains close ties with the Taliban, while Daesh-Khorasan is regarded as the Taliban’s main rival.
The report identifies TTP as the most significant regional threat, stating that the group continues to carry out attacks from sanctuaries inside Afghanistan. It notes divisions within the Taliban leadership on the issue, with some senior members viewing TTP as harmful to relations with Pakistan, while others continue to support the group.
The UN report further states that TTP carried out more than 600 attacks inside Pakistan in 2025, many of them complex in nature, and that most suicide bombers involved were Afghan nationals.
The report also acknowledges that Pakistan has made notable progress in counterterrorism efforts, including the arrest of key militants such as Daesh-Khorasan spokesperson Sultan Aziz Azzam and other high-profile extremists.