Taliban respond to SIGAR report: Neighboring countries are not threatened!

On June 18 of this year, the Taliban responded to the latest report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), stating that the report discredits the Afghan government.

Zabihullah Mujahid, the official spokesperson for the Taliban, criticized the content of the report from the U.S. government oversight body in his official statement.

Zabihullah Mujahid emphasized that this SIGAR report is aimed at “creating an atmosphere to alarm the neighboring countries of Afghanistan.”

The Taliban spokesperson called the SIGAR report propaganda against the Taliban government in Afghanistan.

“We categorically reject SIGAR’s propaganda. The Taliban fully control the situation and will not allow any group or organization to destabilize Afghanistan or use Afghan territory against any other country,” the Taliban spokesperson stated.

He stated that “no foreign armed groups operate in Afghanistan, and the armed group ISIS is on the verge of destruction.”

The SIGAR report indicates that the Taliban government faces serious security challenges. The document states that foreign armed groups operate in the country, increasing risks for other states.

While the Taliban claims that ISIS in Afghanistan is virtually destroyed and that neighboring countries are not threatened, several months ago, two armed groups crossed into Tajikistan from Afghanistan, leading to armed clashes in the Gorno-Badakhshan and Sughd regions.