Pakistan's allegations that India was involved in recent border battles that killed scores of people on both the Afghan and Pakistani sides before a truce ended the violence have been dismissed by Afghanistan's Taliban as "baseless."
Days before to the rebuttal, Pakistan's defence minister Khawaja Asif told local media that the Taliban administration in Afghanistan is "fighting a proxy war" on India's behalf.
Following negotiations in Doha, which were aided by Qatar and Turkiye, Afghanistan and Pakistan reached a ceasefire agreement on October 19 after a week of fighting.
Regarding Pakistan's "proxy war" accusation, what did the Taliban say?
Pakistan's charges are unfounded, according to Afghanistan's defence minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, who also stated that the nation's relations with Islamabad and India are exclusively motivated by national interest.

These assertions are unfounded. Afghanistan has never permitted the use of its territory against another nation. In an interview that Afghanistan broadcaster RTA posted a clip of, Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid told Al Jazeera, "We are an independent nation and our relations with India and Pakistan are guided solely by national interest."
Pakistan is making false charges that are not backed up by evidence. Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, the son of the late Mullah Omar, the founder of the Taliban, stated, "These claims are untrue, unacceptable, and will only make the situation worse rather than better.

On Wednesday, October 15, the two sides announced the first 48-hour truce after more fighting claimed the lives of soldiers and civilians.
On October 17, new Pakistani strikes struck Afghanistan. Islamabad said the bombings were directed at armed groups that the Taliban give sanctuary to and let to attack Pakistani territory, a charge Kabul rejected.
On Sunday, October 19, the two sides agreed to a second truce.