Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has refuted the claim by the Afghan Taliban regime that weapons are being smuggled from Pakistan into Afghanistan for so-called "subversive activities."

Terming the claim frivolous, baseless and contrary to established facts, the Ministry said that Afghanistan is already awash with enormous quantities of sophisticated weapons.

It detailed that Afghanistan has military equipment worth an estimated 7.2 billion dollars abandoned after the withdrawal of US and coalition forces, in addition to the large stocks of Soviet-era weaponry accumulated over decades.

The Ministry said attempts to manufacture a Pakistani connection to such weapons seem to divert international attention from the documented concern of terrorist groups present on Afghan soil to plan, support and execute attacks inside Pakistan.

The Ministry said rather than resorting to implausible accusations and blame-shifting, the Afghan Taliban authorities must address the presence of terrorist sanctuaries on their territory and fulfil their repeated commitments that Afghan soil will not be used for terrorism against Pakistan or any other country.