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As officials from India and the United States ended their bilateral counterterrorism talks, they urged the Taliban to guarantee that Afghanistan is not utilised as a terrorist safe haven.
Both sides pledged to expand law enforcement cooperation, information sharing, best practises exchange, and strategic convergence on counterterrorism challenges in a joint statement released on Thursday, reaffirming counterterrorism cooperation as a key pillar of the US-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership.
The US restated its commitment to stand with the people and government of India in the battle against terrorism during a two-day meeting here on October 26 and 27.
Both parties condemned the use of terrorist proxies and all types of cross-border terrorism, and demanded that the perpetrators of the Mumbai assault be brought to account.
In a joint statement, they also called for coordinated action against all terror groups, including those designated by the UN Security Council as terrorist organisations, such as al-Qaida, ISIS/Daesh, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
“Both sides urged on the Taliban to ensure that Afghan land is never again used to threaten or attack any country, house or train terrorists, or organise or finance terrorist activities,” it said, citing UN Security Council Resolution 2593 (2021).
Both parties agreed to keep careful tabs on events in Afghanistan and potential terrorist threats originating from the country. They also discussed how to combat narco-terrorist networks and transnational illegal weapons smuggling organisations.
Officials from both countries discussed strategies to prevent international terrorists from being able to travel, in accordance with UNSC Resolution 2396 (2017). They also agreed to expand the sharing of terrorist threat intelligence and exchanged information on the goals and methods for identifying terrorist groups and individuals.
The officials discussed best practises for combating terror financing and the use of the internet for terrorist purposes, according to the statement, and agreed to continue counter-terrorism cooperation in multilateral fora.
Both sides stressed the necessity of all countries adhering to international anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist funding norms.
They talked about reciprocal legal and extradition support as well as potential for bilateral law enforcement training, including at Hyderabad’s Central Academy for Police Training. According to the joint statement, they praised the ongoing Anti-Terrorist Assistance (ATA) training.
