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Kabul: Afghanistan authorities have pushed back against a leaked American military assessment claiming the ISIS is using the country to plan and coordinate international terrorist attacks against the United States and its allies.
The document has reportedly portrayed the threat as a growing security concern. It noted that Afghan soil had become a base for the regional affiliate of the terrorist outfit, known as IS-K to conduct “aspirational plotting” against U.S. and European targets.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on Sunday refuted the assessment, calling it “fake” and part of an “ongoing propaganda campaign” against Afghanistan.
An official statement quoted Mujahid as saying the Afghan administration “has full control” over Afghanistan and does not allow anyone to use its soil for attacks against other countries. He said that IS-K and other terrorist groups in in the country “have been severely affected and are in the process of being destroyed.”
He added that the Taliban had brought security to Afghanistan since regaining control of the country in August 2021, citing peaceful celebrations of the three-day, nationwide, annual Eid festival.
“It is obvious that the spread of such biased reports shows that some people in America have not forgotten their hatred and enmity with the people of Afghanistan,” he said.
