The US has said that border regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan continue to remain a sanctuary for terrorist organisations. In its six-monthly report to the US Congress on Afghanistan, Pentagon said that terror groups like like al Qaeda, the Haqqani Network, Lashkar-e Taiba and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan continue to operate in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region.
The report said these extremist sanctuaries remain a security challenge for both Afghanistan and Pakistan and pose a threat to regional stability.