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Pakistan's Defense Chief Pressures Taliban: Choose Alliances Wisely

12/9/2025

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Gen. Asim Munir, Pakistan's appointed Chief of Defense Forces, urged Afghanistan's Taliban government to choose between ties with Islamabad or supporting the Pakistani Taliban (TTP).
In Rawalpindi, he called for a unified military command to strengthen coordination against rising threats.
He warned the TTP, closely aligned with the Afghan Taliban, poses a significant challenge.
There was no immediate response from Kabul, while Pakistan–India tensions escalated with strikes earlier this year.

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Gen. Asim Munir, Pakistan's appointed Chief of Defense Forces, urged Afghanistan's Taliban government to choose between ties with Islamabad or supporting the Pakistani Taliban (TTP).
In Rawalpindi, he called for a unified military command to strengthen coordination against rising threats.
He warned the TTP, closely aligned with the Afghan Taliban, poses a significant challenge.
There was no immediate response from Kabul, while Pakistan–India tensions escalated with strikes earlier this year.