Islamabad / Kabul – Javed Kargar, Political Chairman of the Afghanistan National Mobilization Front (NMF), has raised serious concerns regarding the use of drones by Taliban forces in recent cross-border attacks on Pakistan. According to Kargar, the drones reportedly originate from India’s military inventory, highlighting what he describes as deliberate external support for the Taliban’s escalating military operations.
Kargar elaborated that individuals connected to the Indian consulate in Kandahar, alongside affiliated instructors, provided both operational guidance and training to Taliban fighters on how to deploy and operate the drones effectively. “This reflects structured coordination rather than incidental contact,” Kargar emphasized, underlining the organized nature of the support.
“The use of Indian-origin drones against Pakistani territory demonstrates a growing alignment between external actors and Taliban networks,” Kargar said. “The ultimate aim appears to be destabilization of regional security through proxy networks operating from Afghan soil under Taliban protection.”
He further clarified that Pakistan’s counterterrorism operations are strictly focused on Taliban fighters, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and Al-Qaeda infrastructure. Portraying these efforts as anti-Afghan, he noted, obscures the central issue: entrenched terrorist networks exploiting Afghanistan as a base of operations while remaining shielded by the Taliban regime.
Experts say the revelations underscore the complexity of security dynamics in the region. Cross-border militancy, particularly under Taliban protection, poses persistent threats that require coordinated intelligence efforts, defensive readiness, and sustained diplomatic engagement to prevent further escalation. Analysts also highlight that such external support to Taliban proxies risks inflaming tensions not only along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border but across the wider region.
This disclosure from NMF comes amid ongoing discussions about Taliban policies and regional security, drawing attention to the role of external influences in sustaining militant capabilities. It also reinforces Pakistan’s position that counterterrorism operations target identified militant networks operating from Afghan territory and are essential to protecting civilian populations and national security.
