KABUL: Reports of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) fighters in Afghanistan have been dismissed by the Taliban leadership. According to Pajhwok News, the government official recognised on Monday that there could be an issue in the country's hilly and remote areas.

Afghan forces, according to Zabihullah Mujahid, are capable of protecting their motherland. He hoped that diplomatic avenues would be used to alleviate tensions with Pakistan. We deny the existence of the TTP and will not allow anyone to exploit Afghan land to attack another country," the official said."Even if there are challenges in the high area," Mujahid remarked, "they should be resolved collectively, not through airstrikes."

A senior Ministry of Defense official also met the families of victims of purported Pakistani raids in Khost province's southeast on Monday.

Reportedly, Afghanistan's borders have been tightened up with more forces and weapons, according to the Ministry of Defence's Deputy Chief of Staff Mali Khan. The official urged the relatives of the victims to be patient and restrained. He explained that no military orders had been received for responding to the airstrikes.

Pakistani military raids and rocket attacks in Kunar and Khost provinces earlier this week killed 47 Afghans and injured nearly 20 others.

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