According to a recently released report by a United Nation (UN) monitoring team, thousands of Pakistani nationals from Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) continue to support the Taliban against the Afghan Government, The Economic Times reported on June 5. The report referred to Pakistan’s double game of claiming to fight terrorism while backing terror groups that enhance its foreign policy goals. “One Member State reported that the total number of Pakistani nationals fighting with terrorist groups in Afghanistan may be as high as 6,000 to 6,500,” said the 11th report from the U.N.’s Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team. The report referred to three major Pakistan-based groups active in Afghanistan – Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), LeT and JeM. All three groups operate inside Afghanistan with support of the Taliban. “The presence of these groups is centered in the eastern provinces of Kunar, Nangarhar and Nuristan, where they operate under the umbrella of the Afghan Taliban,” the report stated.