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Afghan Islamist militant organization
The Taliban, officially known as the Islamic Movement of Taliban, also referring to itself by the name of the government it operates, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is the ruling government and religious organization of Afghanistan, as well as a militant organization with an ideology comprising elements of the Deobandi movement of Islamic fundamentalism and Pashtun nationalism. It is de facto the sole legal political force in the country, and rejects the principle of democratic participation in its decision making, considering political parties to be un-Islamic.
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Province of Afghanistan
Nuristan, also spelled as Nurestan, Nooristan or Nuriston, and historically known as Kafiristan until 1896, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country. It is divided into seven districts and is Afghanistan's least populous province, with a population of around 167,000. Parun serves as the provincial capital. Nuristan is bordered on the south by Laghman and Kunar provinces, on the north by Badakhshan province, on the west by Panjshir province, and on the east by Pakistan.
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Pakistan’s Information Ministry rejected Taliban claims that Islamabad was involved in the recent clashes in Nuristan, calling them self-invented lies. It said the accusations reflected the Taliban’s desperation and frustration over internal problems.
Information ministry says Taliban statements seeking to blame Pakistan for fighting reflect ‘despair and frustration’
Pakistan has strongly rejected allegations by Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities linking Pakistani security forces and intelligence agencies to violence in Nuristan province.