“The Taliban has issued a second statement denying any role in the deadly Kabul bombing on May 31. No group has claimed credit for the attack. But the Taliban was quick to defend the Haqqani Network after the Afghan government alleged that its men were responsible. In so doing, the Taliban again affirmed that the Haqqanis are an integral part of its organization — not an independent faction.”
Source: Taliban again affirms Haqqani Network is an integral part of group | FDD’s Long War Journal