Kabul: On Saturday, the Afghan foreign ministry refuted Iranian claims that Daesh fighters had been transported from Iraq, Syria, and Libya to the landlocked nation, and it urged Tehran to refrain from raising "false alarms" about Afghanistan.
Amir Hossein Abdollahian, the foreign minister of Iran, had earlier claimed that one of the main challenges facing the interim Afghan government was the movement of Daesh leaders and fighters, also known as the so-called Islamic State (IS). He expressed concern that any unrest in Afghanistan would have a direct impact on the area near the two nations' borders.
The Iranian foreign minister's claim was refuted by Abdul Qahar Balkhi, a spokesman for the Afghan foreign ministry, who also claimed that the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan had diligently fought against Daesh both during and after Afghanistan's "occupation" by US-led forces had ended.
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Balkhi said in a series of tweets, "We hope that Iran will share the same if it has any intelligence about the Daesh members moving to Afghanistan so that Afghan security forces can take necessary action.
Instead of making up stories about Afghanistan, Iranian officials should concentrate on fostering positive economic, political, and social ties between the two friendly and neighboring peoples and nations.
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He reaffirmed that Afghanistan would not permit anyone to endanger its national security or use its territory against any other state.
The Iranian foreign minister expressed concern regarding the entry of Afghan refugees into Iran in his remarks. The remarks came months after a shooting on May 23 that resulted in the deaths of two Iranian border guards and a Taliban fighter close to a border post, further escalating tensions between the two nations who were already at odds over water rights.
Suhail Shaheen, the head of the Taliban's political office in Doha, was contacted for comment and stated that Daesh no longer posed a serious threat to Afghanistan and had no "earthly presence" there.
He said to Arab News over the phone, "We also performed significant operations on them. "If there is Daesh, then they (Iranian officials) should provide proof of their existence. These talks are being conducted to incite concern."
He claimed that "thousands of tourists from different countries" were pouring into the war-torn nation of Afghanistan, where the interim Afghan government was hard at work rebuilding it.
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Shaheen said, "Their safety is our priority... These tourists assure the rest of the world about the peace of our country," adding that causing such an annoyance was against the "principles of neighborliness."
If there is evidence of this, they should provide it to us through political channels so that we can take action and get rid of them.