Afghanistan Peace CampaignThe ministry’s spokesperson adds that the Ministry of Interior is working to also neutralize anti-security incidents planned outside Afghanistan’s borders.
The Ministry of Interior says that some of the anti-security incidents that occurred in Afghanistan over the past year were planned outside the country’s borders, and some citizens of neighboring countries were involved in them.
The ministry’s spokesperson adds that the Ministry of Interior is working, in cooperation with neighboring and regional countries, to also neutralize anti-security incidents planned outside Afghanistan’s borders.
Abdul Mateen Qaneh says: “Their key and remote control is with outsiders and not inside Afghanistan at all. You saw that there were attacks in some of the safest countries like Russia, Uzbekistan, and Turkey, and citizens of some neighboring countries were involved. We tried to eliminate them outside Afghanistan’s borders in cooperation with neighboring countries, and we are confident that no one else has control or presence inside Afghanistan. So there is no need for concern either inside or outside the country.”
Mohammad Zalmai Afghanyar, a political affairs expert, says: “Unfortunately, neighboring and regional countries, in pursuit of their deep strategic political interests, have managed plans targeting Afghanistan—even affecting members of the Afghan cabinet. I hope regional and extra-regional countries have realized that a politically stable Afghanistan can contribute to ensuring global security.”
Qaneh says the ministry has worked over the past year to effectively equip and provide the necessary facilities for security forces.
He provides statistics stating that the Ministry of Interior currently has 200,000 police personnel, of which around 2,000 are women.
The ministry’s spokesperson said: “The police force comprises around 200,000 individuals who are capable of fulfilling their assigned tasks. Organizational reviews will be done as needed.”
Previously, the Central Commission for Security and Clearance Affairs had also said that attacks carried out in Afghanistan over the past year were planned abroad and conducted by foreign nationals, especially citizens of Tajikistan and Pakistan.