Amir Khan Muttaqi, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate, responded to US President Joe Biden's recent statement regarding the absence of Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, stating that Biden's statement refutes the United Nations Security Council's report on the presence of more than 20 terrorist groups in Afghanistan. Now the United States must fulfill its responsibility and initiate a positive interaction with the government of the Islamic Emirate.
Publish dateSunday 2 July 2023 - 13:31
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Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Kabul: Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate, responded to US President Joe Biden's recent words about the absence of Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and said that the United States must now fulfill its responsibility and The government of the Islamic Emirate should initiate positive interaction.
On Friday, Joe Biden said in response to a question: "Remember what I said about Afghanistan?" I had said that al-Qaeda will not be in Afghanistan. I had said that they would not be there. I said that we should get help from the Taliban. what happens now what is happening Read the newspapers, I was right."
In an interview with Al Jazeera, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs said: "President Biden's recent statements that there are no armed groups in Afghanistan, this is actually an understanding of reality."
According to him, Biden's statements refute the report of the United Nations Security Council about the presence of more than 20 terrorist groups in Afghanistan.
Muttaqi said: "The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is committed to not allowing anyone to use Afghanistan's soil against others. We have practically established this thing in the last two years. Now it is the duty of America to fulfill its responsibilities and come forward for positive interaction with Afghanistan."
At the same time, Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman of the Islamic Emirate, also said that Joe Biden's recent statements prove the Islamic Emirate's adherence to its obligations.
Opponents of the government also reacted to Biden's statements and described the Islamic Emirate as the "Wagner group" of America.
Rahmatullah Nabil, the former head of national security, wrote in a tweet: "President Biden made a fundamental disclosure by revealing the hidden annexes of the Doha Agreement."
Mujahid wrote that if the Islamic Emirate, according to him, were the slaves of America, they would not be subject to punishment and would be recognized.
The spokesman of the Islamic Emirate has emphasized that today Afghanistan is independent in its decisions.
Biden's comment about Al-Qaeda comes at a time when the United Nations Security Council Sanctions Monitoring Team has accused the Islamic Emirate of not complying with the Doha Agreement to sever ties with terrorist groups, including Al-Qaeda. A claim that has been denied by the officials of the Islamic Emirate.
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