Government forces in border areas of the country said foreign fighters, particularly Pakistani citizens, are fighting against them with the Taliban, adding that they have found many dead fighters with Pakistani identity cards.

In July, a report submitted to the United Nations Security Council indicates that the total number of “Pakistani foreign terrorist fighters” in Afghanistan is estimated at "between 6,000 and 6,500, most of them with Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).'

But the Taliban rejected the presence of Pakistani nationals among their fighters.

“Dozens of terrorist groups are helping the fighters and have a presence in their lines,” said Asadullah Khalid, the acting minister of defense.

“Terrorist groups either from Afghanistan, or Pakistan and Central Asia are active in different parts (of Afghanistan) and the Taliban has provided an umbrella for their activities,” said Massoud Andarabi, the acting minister of interior affairs.

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