KABUL - The Afghan ambassador to Pakistan Janan Mosazai said the militants of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are shifting over to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group.

Speaking during a seminar on Countering Violence Extremism, Mosazai insisted for regional cooperation to fight terrorist group, particularly the self-styled ISIS terror group.

Mosazai said the region should have a common collective response against this common enemy, insisting that “there is no single country strategy or solution to the menace of terrorism today…”

“An example of this is the attempt by some former TTP militants to infiltrate into Nangarhar province and switch over to the black flag or Daesh, which we have been containing,” Mosazai quoted by local media reports said.

He also added that the terror group was spreading “its propaganda and obscurantist worldview” also in Pakistan, similar as other parts of the world.

Mosazai warened that “Networks of terror have shown that they are fast, they are quick, they are better at coordination, communication and cooperation. On the contrary, states, including in this region, are still a lot slower. We have not developed and agreed upon a set of rules and mechanisms required to make our collective response and actions effective.”

He also emphasized that the countries would have to take actions on national level to “shut down rallies, meetings, gatherings and fatwa centres that provide an essential underpinning or raise motivation for the senseless violence that continues to blight our region.”

The remarks by Mosazai comes as the activities by the loyalists of the terror group have been rampant during the recent weeks with reports suggesting ISIS affiliates are also operating private prisons in eastern Nangarhar province where they keep over 120 prisoners which mostly includes members of the Afghan security forces. (KP)