Kabul/Islamabad, November 29, 2025** – The Afghan Taliban have arrestedapproximately 100 members of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) along withseveral facilitators in Kabul, Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister AmirKhan Muttaqi informed Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign MinisterSenator Ishaq Dar on Saturday.
The disclosure came during Dar’s one-day official visit to Kabul – thehighest-level Pakistani visit since cross-border tensions escalated sharplyin 2025.
Speaking to reporters upon his return, Dar confirmed the arrests butdescribed the measure as insufficient.
“They have detained around a hundred TTP terrorists and some facilitatorsin Kabul. They have even invited our delegation to come and verify it onthe ground. But this is not enough,” Dar said, adding that Pakistan expects“decisive and irreversible action” against the entire TTP leadership andinfrastructure operating from Afghan soil.
The Afghan side has not issued any public statement confirming or denyingthe detentions as of Saturday evening. Taliban spokesmen have repeatedlyrejected accusations that they provide sanctuary to the TTP.
The development follows months of deteriorating relations:
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-Pakistan claims more than 170 cross-border attacks from Afghanistan sinceJune 2025, resulting in hundreds of security forces and civilian casualties.- Islamabad carried out airstrikes inside Afghanistan in October, targetingalleged TTP hideouts in Kabul and Paktika provinces.- UN monitoring teams estimate 6,000–6,500 TTP fighters currently operatefrom eastern and northern Afghanistan, some with direct facilitation fromlocal Taliban commanders.
Security analysts view the reported arrests with cautious skepticism.“These detentions are likely linked to internal Taliban concerns – TTPfactions criticising Kabul’s leadership or suspected links with IslamicState-Khorasan – rather than a genuine response to Pakistani pressure,”said Islamabad-based analyst Abdullah Khan.
Pakistan has long demanded the extradition of senior TTP leaders, includingemir Noor Wali Mehsud, whom intelligence sources claim resides openly inKabul. No high-value TTP commander is believed to be among those currentlydetained.For now, both sides appear locked in a familiar cycle: limited concessionsfrom Kabul followed by Pakistani declarations that “much more needs to bedone.”
With winter approaching and militant activity traditionally slowing alongthe 2,600-km border, the coming weeks will show whether the reportedarrests mark the beginning of a serious crackdown – or simply anothershort-lived gesture in a conflict with no end in sight.