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In an interview with PBS NewsHour aired Tuesday night, Khan stressed that Pakistan hosts three million Aghan refugees of which the majority are Pashtuns, the same ethnic group as the Taliban fighters.
Imran khan on Taliban: Not some military outfit but normal civilians
The Taliban are not some military outfits but normal civilians, said Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, asking how the country is supposed to hunt them down when it has three million Afghan refugees at the border. In an interview with PBS NewsHour aired Tuesday night, Khan stressed that Pakistan hosts three million Aghan refugees of which the majority are Pashtuns, the same ethnic group as the Taliban fighters.
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Washington: The Taliban are not some military outfits but normal civilians, said Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, asking how the country is supposed to hunt them down when it has three million Afghan refugees at the border.
In an interview with PBS NewsHour aired Tuesday night, Now, there are camps of 500,000 people; there are camps of 100,000 people. And Taliban are not some military outfits, they are normal civilians. And if there are some civilians in these camps, how is Pakistan supposed to hunt these people down? How can you call them sanctuaries? he argued.
When asked about alleged Taliban safe havens in Pakistan, the Prime Minister responded: Where are these safe-havens? There are three million refugees in Pakistan who are the same ethnic group as the Taliban.
UPDATED: July 29, 2021 11:48 IST
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan demanded evidence to back claims that his country provided support to Taliban in Afghanistan. (AP photo)
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the Taliban were not some military outfit but normal civilians . In an interview with PBS News Hour, Imran Khan also asked how Pakistan was supposed to hunt them down when the country had nearly three million Afghan refugees at its borders. Why don t they give us evidence of this? When they say that Pakistan gave safe havens, sanctuaries to Taliban, where are these safe havens? There are three million Afghan refugees in Pakistan. And Taliban are not some military outfit. They are normal civilians. And if there are some civilians in these camps, how is Pakistan supposed to hunt these people down? How can you call them sanctuaries? said Khan.
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