Afghanistan’s interim Taliban authorities has rejected a UN Security Council report claiming that a number of terrorist teams, together with Daesh/ISIS, are current within the nation and have entry to weapons left by US-led international forces.
“The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan once again rejects these baseless accusations and, while calling for transparent involvement in such issues, states that in the last two years, Afghan security forces have conducted hundreds of continuous operations against illegal weapons and ISIS,” authorities spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid stated on X, previously Twitter, late on Saturday.
“As a result, weapons and ammunition were captured and ISIS’ operational capabilities were destroyed,” Mujahid added.
The rebuttal got here after two UN counter-terrorism officers advised the Security Council on Friday that Daesh/ISIS and its associates, comparable to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), have been armed with NATO-caliber weapons and proceed to pose a big risk in battle zones and neighboring international locations.
“Anyone who makes such baseless claims, either has little information, or is encouraging the emergence of already-eliminated ISIS with propaganda, or is fueling instability in the region,” Mujahid went on to say.
He claimed that the actions of Daesh Afghanistan have been “reduced to zero” over the previous yr.
“Unfounded and undocumented claims about the presence of this group published by an international organization are unacceptable,” he stated.
Mujahid asserted that the principle explanation for humanitarian difficulties in Afghanistan have been “unilateral” sanctions towards by the UN and others, together with the freezing of its property.
He referred to as for a right away change in these insurance policies for the sake of “stability in the region.”
The Taliban have been struggling to manage a low-intensity wave of terrorist assaults throughout Afghanistan since they stormed again to energy in Kabul two years in the past.
Neighboring Pakistan additionally accuses Kabul of not doing sufficient to manage “Afghanistan-based” TTP militants who’ve unleashed a brand new spate of terrorist assaults in Pakistan.
Kabul, for its half, denies the costs.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
