Pakistan’s military has rejected allegations by Afghanistan’s deputy army chief that Pakistani generals were involved in the Taliban’s brief capture of Kunduz and had escaped the city wearing burqas.

Pakistan's military has rejected allegations by Afghanistan's deputy army chief that Pakistani generals were involved in the Taliban's brief capture of Kunduz and had escaped the city wearing burqas.

Taliban fighters seized control of the northern Afghan provincial capital for three days last week. General Murad Ali Murad, Afghanistan's deputy army chief, told Afghan media Monday that Pakistan's military had helped lead the attack.

A Pakistani military spokesman said in a statement late Tuesday the allegations of Pakistani involvement in the Kunduz attack were "mischievous".

"The allegations leveled by an Afghan official are totally unfounded, baseless, uncalled for and mischievous," he said.

"Such allegations are not even comprehensible."

Islamabad organized the first set of direct peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government in July. But another round scheduled for later that month was cancelled following the announcement of the death of Taliban founder Mullah Omar.