GENERAL9 Sept 2026
Kabul rejects Pakistan's claim on Masood Azhar, says JeM founder not in Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Taliban government has rejected Pakistan's claim that Jaish-e-Mohammed founder Masood Azhar is hiding there. A senior Afghan foreign ministry official confirmed Azhar is not in the country. Pakistan has long insisted Azhar fled to Afghanistan while facing pressure from the global anti-terror financing watchdog FATF. Azhar is wanted in India for several major terror attacks.
Key Statutory Highlights
- Afghanistan's Taliban government has dismissed Pakistan's repeated claims that Masood Azhar is operating from Afghanistan.
- Pakistan has long maintained that Azhar fled to Afghanistan as it faces pressure from FATF to crack down on terror groups.
- Azhar remains wanted in India for major terror attacks including the 2001 Parliament strike, 2008 Mumbai attacks, 2016 Pathankot airbase assault, and 2019 Pulwama bombing.
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