Kabul (TDI): A senior local official in Afghanistan’s Wardak province has cautioned armed individuals against taking part in cross-border operations in Pakistan without formal approval from Kabul’s leadership.
Mufti Ali Marjan Majrokh, the district administrator and police chief of Daimirdad district, issued the warning while addressing religious scholars and local residents in Maidan Wardak. He said that without explicit orders from Ameer ul Momineen Sheikh Haibatullah Akhundzada, any armed action amounts to disorder rather than jihad, The Express Tribune reported.
He stressed that travelling across the border to engage in fighting without authorisation from Afghan goverment is both unlawful and religiously prohibited. According to Majrokh, such actions invalidate the concept of jihad, and any death resulting from unauthorised combat would be considered illegitimate under Islamic law.
Majrokh further stated that individuals killed in unauthorised fighting would not be accorded funeral prayers if their bodies were brought back to Afghanistan. He added that no condolence gatherings or memorial ceremonies would be allowed in such cases.
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The remarks come at a time of strained relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan over border security concerns and the activities of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Security reports suggest that some Afghan fighters have joined TTP militants in attacks on Pakistani security forces, both in the newly merged tribal districts and in settled areas.
Islamabad has repeatedly called on Kabul to relocate TTP families away from the border and prevent the group from operating freely inside Afghanistan.
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Wardak and parts of the Loya Paktia region are known areas of TTP recruitment. Majrokh said that enforcing these restrictions could help reduce friction and improve relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
