Pakistan, Feb. 26 -- The presence of terrorist groups in Afghanistan is transforming into a wider regional security threat with every passing day.

Keen observers concerned about the surging wave of terrorism in the South Asian region cannot ignore the eye-opening facts pointed out in the recently released 35th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team of UNSC.

Paras 82 to 97 of the report have thoroughly summarized the terror threats prevailing in Central & South Asian regions. Alarmingly, Afghanistan figures out significantly as the epicentre of terrorism in this report. According to Para 82 of the report, more than two dozen terrorist groups are actively operating in Afghanistan.

Such a huge presence of terrorist...