IEA rejects Iran’s claim Daesh leaders moved to Afghanistan

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has rejected Iran’s claim that Daesh leaders have moved to Afghanistan from Iraq, Syria and Libya.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian recently told ISNA news agency: “It is not a secret to anyone that the leaders of Daesh and the trained forces of Daesh have moved from Iraq, Syria, parts of Libya to Afghanistan in recent months. This is one of the challenges facing the current ruling body and the Taliban (IEA) in Afghanistan.”

IEA’s Foreign Ministry in a statement on Friday said that the claim is not true as IEA’s forces had a serious fight against Daesh both during the “occupation” and after that, as a result of which the group has lost its ability to cause destruction.

“If Iran has information about the movement of Daesh to Afghanistan, we hope it will share it so that the Afghan security forces can take necessary actions in this regard,” the statement said.

The statement noted that Afghanistan does not have a shared border with any of the mentioned Arab countries. “Instead of shifting the responsibility onto others, it is better that countries fulfill their international obligations in terms of securing their borders.”

“The Islamic Emirate will not allow anyone to threaten Afghanistan’s national security or our soil be used against others. Instead of making concerning remarks, Iranian authorities should focus on good economic, political and social relations between the two neighboring and friendly nations,” the statement said.