Afghanistan Peace CampaignMujahid told TOLOnews that countries’ concerns about the existence of terrorist groups and their threats from Afghanistan are unfounded.
The spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, Zabihullah Mujahid, said that they have pledged to all countries in the region and the world not to allow any terrorist group to operate in Afghanistan.
Mujahid told TOLOnews that countries’ concerns about the existence of terrorist groups and their threats from Afghanistan are unfounded.
“I clearly declare that Afghanistan is safe, it has a responsible government, and the government is committed that no outside group is allowed to operate from Afghanistan or be present in Afghanistan,” the spokesman added.
This comes as the sixth annual meeting of security council secretaries on Afghanistan kicked off in Kyrgyzstan’s capital of Bishkek on Friday.
According to TASS News Agency, Russia’s delegation was led by Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev. Security officials from China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are also taking part in the event.
TASS also quoted Patrushev as saying: “The West planted a ticking time bomb by abandoning an enormous amount of weapons when it retreated [from Afghanistan].”
Speaking at a meeting in Bishkek of the security council secretaries on Afghanistan, Nikolay Patrushev also said: “The West’s geopolitical schemes encompass Afghanistan with over 20 terrorist organizations, fielding over 23,000 militants, now based in the country.”
“Obviously, their main goal is to put pressure on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,” said Mohammad Zalmay Afghanyar, a political analyst.
Meanwhile, Hindustan Times reported that India’s deputy national security adviser Vikram Misri represented India at the sixth annual meeting of security council secretaries on Afghanistan, and highlighted India’s worries about large drug shipments linked to Afghanistan and potential instability due to the presence of terrorists from banned groups.
“The whole world, especially the United Nations and other organizations that operate here in Afghanistan say that drug and smuggling have decreased to zero. Up until yesterday, they were saying that Daesh had vanished from here [Afghanistan], and both the United States and Russia had acknowledged this,” said Kamran Habibi, a military analyst.
In the meantime, Kazakh media also reported that the participants of the sixth annual meeting of security council secretaries on Afghanistan have agreed to share information about the activities of terrorist groups in Afghanistan with each other.