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2024-10-16 India-Pakistan
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Pakistani Officials report seizure of US weapons at Torkham border, Taliban reject accusation
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[KhaamaPress] Pak customs officials have reported the seizure of a cache of U.S.-origin weapons left behind in Afghanistan at the Torkham border.
On Tuesday, October 15, Pak media outlet News International reported that Muhammad Umar Jan, head of Torkham Customs, revealed in a presser that officials intercepted a coal truck from Afghanistan after receiving credible intelligence.
According to officials, the vehicle was carrying 15 M4 rifles, 170 magazines, and over 5,100 rounds of ammunition. The estimated value of these weapons is 35 million Pak rupees, equivalent to more than $126,000.
Pak customs authorities have also released images of the seized weapons. The discovery adds to growing concerns about cross-border arms trafficking.
MediaLine further reported that Pak officials suspect these weapons were meant to be delivered to groups, including the Tehrik-e-Taliban
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Pakistain (TTP). Authorities have detained the driver and an accomplice, and they have been moved to an undisclosed location for interrogation.
A Pak customs official told MediaLine that the seized arsenal included assault rifles, pistols, night-vision equipment, thousands of rounds of ammunition, and other modern weaponry.
This significant weapons seizure occurred just one day before Islamabad’s Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) conference.
It was described as a major anti-terrorism operation. Past incidents have also involved the capture of U.S. weapons from Pak Talibs, raising concerns about the use of leftover American arms from Afghanistan in attacks on Pakistain.
It is worth mentioning that a year after the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that NATO
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member countries had handed over $7.2 billion worth of weapons and military equipment to Afghanistan’s security institutions during their mission.
The cross-border smuggling of U.S.-made weapons from Afghanistan to Pakistain continues to be a significant concern for Pak authorities. Despite Taliban assurances of no threats to neighboring countries, such incidents highlight the security risks posed by the leftover military equipment in the region, with Death Eater groups exploiting these resources for violent mostly peaceful activities.
Islamic Emirate Rejects Claims of Arms Smuggling to Pakistan
[ToloNews] The Ministry of Interior has dismissed the claims made by Pakistani officials regarding arms smuggling from Afghanistan to Pakistan, saying that the weapons that entered Pakistan through Torkham are not linked to the Islamic Emirate.
Abdul Mateen Qani, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior, told TOLOnews that the weapons under the control of the Islamic Emirate’s security and defense forces are secure and kept in storage facilities.
"The incident involving arms smuggling allegedly through Torkham to the neighboring country is not related to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. The weapons held by the Islamic Emirate's security and defense forces are completely secure and stored in national depots, with no unauthorized access," he said.
Qani further noted that arms smuggling exists in all countries and it is possible that such weapons are purchased in black markets in other countries and then smuggled elsewhere.
Earlier, some Pakistani customs officials had claimed that a portion of American weapons and ammunition left behind in Afghanistan, worth over $126,000, had been discovered and confiscated at Torkham.
A Pakistani media report quoting a customs intelligence official of the country, wrote: “The confiscated arsenal includes M4 high assault rifles, magazines, pistols, night vision instruments, and other modern weapons including thousands of rounds.”
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