Goa, Oct. 11 -- Pakistan has accused India of using Afghan soil to carry out terrorist operations within its borders, in a move reflecting growing unease over the Taliban's diplomatic outreach to New Delhi.

Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) chief Lt General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry made the claim at a press conference in Peshawar, warning that Pakistan faced an escalating security threat from groups operating out of Afghanistan. He alleged that "Indian proxies" were behind attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and that Islamabad had shared "proof" with the Taliban government.

Chaudhry's statement coincided with a meeting between Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar - the first such enga...