“Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan views UNSC Monitoring Team Report asserting the existence and operation of foreign groups in Afghanistan as unfounded and rejects it in the strongest terms,” the Ministry said. “The fact remains that since the return to power of the Islamic Emirate, the world and the region have been prevented from facing any harm from Afghanistan, and the Afghan Government has consistently worked for the last nine months to build an environment of trust with the regional and world countries.”

The Ministry emphasized that “the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan again reaffirms its commitments and reassures all that none shall be allowed to use the territory of Afghanistan against others”.

The Ministry also urged abstinence from seeking unsubstantiated information from anonymous sources, and to grant the current Afghan government its legitimate right to directly present factual information to the UNSC and other countries through its permanent representative at the UN. (ILKHA)