Pakistan: More than 20,000 militants still remain on Afghan soil

Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Monday that more than 20,000 members of extremist organizations remain in Afghanistan, roughly 6,000 of whom are members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.

Pakistan's Federal Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Attaullah Tarar, said on Monday that more than 20,000 members of extremist organizations are still present in Afghanistan, of which about 6,000 are members of the Pakistan Taliban Movement.