Kabul Rejects US Media Claim of Daesh Threat to Diplomatic Areas

The Islamic Emirate, in response to a New York Times report on the threat of Daesh’s Khorasan branch attacking the embassies of China, India, and Iran in Afghanistan, said that Daesh is being strongly pursued by the forces of the Islamic Emirate.

The spokesman of the Islamic Emirate, Zabihullah Mujahid, said that the group does not have the capability to attack diplomatic missions in the country.

Zabihullah Mujahid also said attempts by foreign countries to increase anxiety with the aim of reducing diplomatic activities of other countries in Kabul will be “unsuccessful.”

“Daesh in Afghanistan is under intense surveillance by security forces. This means they are being actively pursued, and we are very aware of their activities. Insh Allah, they do not have the capability to carry out any attacks in diplomatic areas because diplomatic areas are under special security, and special forces are assigned there,” he said.

Following the bloody attack by Daesh on a concert hall in Krasnogorsk near Moscow, the New York Times reported that the group has now threatened to attack the embassies of China, India, and Iran in Afghanistan.

“The ISIS affiliate that American officials say was behind the deadly attack in Moscow is one of the last significant antagonists that the Taliban government faces in Afghanistan, and it has carried out repeated attacks there, including on the Russian Embassy, in recent years,” the report reads.

“Daesh in Afghanistan is not as much as it is made out to be, except by the hands of some major intelligence groups that Daesh is followed by in the region, you understand that regional intelligence efforts strive to make this issue prominent. Therefore, it can be seen as a bigger issue,“ said Mohammad Matin Mohammad Khil, a military analyst.

“One of the objectives that the United States pursues in this matter is threatening Russia. This recent attack is indicative of the same trend that the United States wants to use Daesh in this region to threaten Russia and create some troubles for Russia, especially through its borders in Central Asia,” said Rashid Qutbzadeh, a political analyst.

Daesh has also claimed responsibility for the attack near the Kabul Bank office in Kandahar, which, according to official reports, resulted in three deaths and twelve injuries. However, some sources have reported higher casualty figures for this event.

Source » tolonews.com