by Abdulwali Arian
The Presidential Palace (ARG) on Thursday raised doubts over reports published in Pakistani media that Islamabad has initiated crackdown against a number of high profile Afghan Taliban leaders residing in Pakistan.
Dawa Khan Minapal, President Ashraf Ghani's deputy spokesman expressed unawareness about the reports that could prove the credibility of the news, but advocated Islamabad for a swift handover of the Taliban inmates to Afghanistan.
"Pakistani government has not informed the Afghan government over its claims of arresting several Taliban members; therefore, Kabul cannot verify the credibility of the report," he said.
The statement comes a day after Pakistani officials announced that at least three senior Taliban leaders , including Ahmadullah Muti alias Mullah Nanai who served as Taliban's designated intelligence chief, Sulaiman Agha, Taliban's designated governor for Daikundi province and Mullah Sani, also known as Samad Sani, head of a religious school and a well-known Afghan businessman who have links with the Taliban, have also been taken into custody in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province.
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