According to TASS, Alexander Zuev said that the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling
Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) and Tehrik-e-Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...Pakistain (TTP) are currently the most active murderous Moslem groups operating in Afghanistan.
TASS quoted Zuev as saying: "Over the past decades, various terrorist groups have traditionally operated in Afghanistan. al-Qaeda is not currently highly active there, but it continues to maintain its presence in the country."
Last Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also said that ISIS-K is attempting to use Afghanistan as a base to expand its activities and establish a caliphate.
Responding to those remarks, the spokesperson for Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior said the Islamic Emirate remains committed to its obligations under the Doha Agreement and does not allow any group to operate from Afghan territory.
Abdul Matin Qani, the ministry’s spokesperson, said: "We have fulfilled the commitment we made in Doha that Afghanistan’s territory will remain secure. We have carried out this responsibility at the regional level. There is no subversive group in Afghanistan that poses a threat to the country’s internal or cross-border security."
Military analyst Turyalai Zazai said: "Their concerns should hold no value for the people of Afghanistan because these are not genuine concerns; rather, they are propaganda aimed at the Afghan people to achieve political objectives."
This comes after the spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate previously stated that ISIS has been suppressed in Afghanistan and that no group will be allowed to use Afghan territory against other countries.
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