Former Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh on October 13th, 2025, accused Pakistan of "creating, supporting, and fighting alongside the Taliban," stating that Pakistani actions have been corroborated by its own recent "statements of regret." Saleh's comments, disseminated via X this morning, followed the confirmed arrest of Tehrik-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Saad Rizvi by Pakistani law enforcement in Muridke earlier today, approximately between 6:30 AM and 7:35 AM UTC. Saleh elaborated on X that Pakistan "never adhered to international sanctions and allowed the Taliban to use the country in every conceivable way," including providing military training, recuperation for fighters, and document forgeries. He suggested Pakistani journalists use his past statements to expose the "folly of their establishment," asserting that the "era of counter-terrorism is over" and the "era of geopolitics began with the signing of the Doha office of the Taliban and the Doha agreement akin to a conspiracy." Saleh further claimed that Pakistan "seems to have run out of effective tools" and has resorted to the "direct use of its air force," diminishing the Taliban's stature compared to their time in Quetta. In a separate development, Pakistani law enforcement agencies took TLP chief Saad Rizvi and his brother into custody in Muridke earlier on October 13th, 2025. This arrest was confirmed via an alert posted on X by user @AsadAToor at approximately 6:30 AM UTC. The operation took place in Muridke, a city in Pakistan's Punjab province. Earlier this morning, President Donald Trump reiterated his readiness to mediate between Pakistan and Afghanistan regarding ongoing border skirmishes, as disseminated via X between 4:35 AM and 5:35 AM UTC. These engagements follow overnight clashes between Pakistani forces and Tehrik-i-Taliban Afghanistan (TTA) along their shared border, prompting Pakistani Air Force strikes on Afghan Taliban forces on October 12th.
