Afghan official warns fighters against unauthorised cross-border operations

Declares cross-border attacks without Taliban approval forbidden, funeral rites to be denied to violators

A district administrator in Afghanistan's Wardak province has warned armed individuals that they cannot carry out operations in Pakistan without official authorisation from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

Mufti Ali Marjan Majrokh, District Administrator and Police Chief of Daimirdad district, told religious scholars and local residents in Maidan Wardak that "without the command of Ameer ul Momineen Sheikh Haibatullah Akhund, jihad becomes chaos, and death is meaningless."

Majrokh said that traveling across the border to engage in fighting without permission from the leadership of the Islamic Emirate is both illegal and religiously forbidden. He added that such actions would render the jihad illegitimate and any resulting death "unlawful" under Islamic law.

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Majrokh stated that under Islamic law, the bodies of anyone killed in unauthorised fighting brought back to Afghanistan would not receive funeral prayers, and no condolence gatherings or memorials would be permitted.

The announcement comes amid heightened tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan over border security and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) activity. It reflects the Islamic Emirate's policy that Afghan territory should not be used for operations against neighbouring countries.

Reports indicate that Afghan fighters have accompanied TTP ranks in operations against Pakistani security forces in both newly merged districts and settled areas.

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Pakistan has demanded the resettlement of TTP families away from the border and their containment within Afghan territory. Following Chinese intervention, Afghan authorities provided written assurances that any TTP attacks would not violate Afghan sovereignty.

Wardak and Loya Paktia are among the provinces where TTP recruitment occurs, and Majrokh said these measures could help ease tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan.