ISLAMABAD: Pakistani intelligence officials have revealed that India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and senior Taliban figures in Afghanistan are coordinating with the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) through a network designed to support terrorist attacks inside Pakistan.
According to a classified intelligence document reported by The News, this operational arrangement provides systematic training, state-level financing, advanced weaponry, and safe havens to terrorist groups striking Pakistani targets.
The intelligence brief outlines how BLA-TTP cooperation accelerated in 2025, supported by specialized training camps inside Afghanistan that receive direct operational backing from Afghanistan’s General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI).
Top Afghan Taliban leaders instructed the command structures to integrate BLA forces with TTP and AQIS operatives, while RAW handlers facilitated international coordination and external cash pipelines. Consequently, Pakistan recently informed the UN Security Council about this “deep nexus” between the Afghan Taliban, RAW proxies, and cross-border militant factions.
At the UN Security Council, Pakistan has said TTP, BLA and other terrorist groups remain active in Afghanistan and has alleged that terrorist organisations are cooperating through joint training, weapons procurement and coordinated attacks.
Meetings Expose Coordination
The classified document details several meetings that Pakistani intelligence officials say demonstrate growing coordination among the groups.
According to the document, a meeting took place in Kandahar on May 26 involving Mullah Shireen, the Taliban-appointed governor of Kandahar, and representatives of AQIS and TTP.
The document also records three meetings in July. During one meeting at a TTP compound in Kandahar, money was allegedly transferred to Jamaat-ul-Ahrar.
More significantly, the document alleges that a subsequent meeting between RAW officials and the GDI chief, held outside Afghanistan, produced an agreement to finance coordinated BLA-TTP attacks in Balochistan.
According to the intelligence assessment cited by The News, RAW allegedly provided more than $7.8 million for the operation.
Kandahar Meeting Raises Fresh Concerns
The document also describes an August 26 meeting in Kandahar involving senior figures linked to the BLA, TTP and AQIS.
Pakistani intelligence sources cited by The News allege that BLA representatives raised concerns over a shortage of manpower. In response, they were reportedly assured that TTP and AQIS fighters would provide additional personnel, weapons and logistical support for operations in Balochistan.
The document also refers to a Taliban administrative directive ordering weapons and ammunition to be released to an organisation called the “Baloch Refugee Coordination Office.” Pakistani intelligence officials describe the organisation as a front for the BLA.
The alleged directive reportedly covered military equipment including assault rifles, rocket-propelled grenades and ammunition. The News separately reported the same alleged directive as part of the intelligence assessment.
Intelligence Report Alleges Shared Operations
One of the most significant allegations in the document is that TTP and AQIS operatives have participated in attacks publicly claimed by the BLA.
The document cites the September 4 attack in Ziarat as an example. Although the BLA claimed responsibility, Pakistani intelligence officials allege that TTP operatives actually carried out the attack.
The report also names Mullah Merajuddin Farahi as an alleged coordinator responsible for moving personnel, weapons and financing. It further alleges that recruits received training at an AQIS facility.
These claims could not independently be verified from the intelligence document, and the report does not establish the allegations as independently confirmed facts.
Pakistan Raises Alarm Over Afghan-Based Terrorism
The latest intelligence disclosure comes amid sustained Pakistani concerns over terrorist groups operating from Afghan territory.
At the United Nations, Pakistan has accused TTP, BLA and affiliated groups of using safe havens in Afghanistan to plan and launch attacks inside Pakistan. In a recent Security Council session, Pakistan said more than 4,700 Pakistanis had been killed by terrorism emanating from Afghanistan over the previous three years, while accusing terrorist groups of receiving significant external support.
The UN has independently acknowledged that terrorist groups, including TTP, BLA and Al-Qaeda, remain active in Afghanistan. UN officials have also called on Afghan authorities to prevent Afghan territory from being used as a base for terrorist groups threatening Afghanistan and neighbouring countries.
Pakistan has therefore continued to press the Taliban authorities to take concrete action against militant groups operating from Afghan soil.
Terrorist Violence Intensifies
The latest allegations also emerge against the backdrop of continuing terrorist violence in Pakistan, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
The Kohat Police Lines attack, according to the information provided by Pakistani authorities, killed 31 people and injured more than 100 others. Security forces subsequently conducted an operation lasting more than 20 hours and killed all seven attackers.
Pakistan has increasingly linked attacks in its western regions to militant networks operating from or receiving support across the Afghan border.
The latest intelligence assessment now alleges a broader structure involving the BLA, TTP and AQIS, with Pakistani officials accusing both Taliban figures and RAW of facilitating the network through financing, training, weapons and logistical support.
However, the specific allegations contained in the classified document remain claims by Pakistani intelligence officials and would require independent verification.
