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August 23 2021 reported that Pakistani Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said at a news conference in Islamabad that the Afghan Taliban had assured the Pakistani government to prohibit the Pakistani Taliban (Bata) from carrying out operations against Pakistan in Afghanistan. Bata is a terrorist organization widely recognized by the Government of Pakistan and the international community.
Rashid said the Afghan Taliban took over Kabul on August 15, released a number of Bata members, Pakistan is in talks with the Afghan Taliban. The other side informed that some people involved in Pakistan are already under surveillance, and made the above assurances.