Austria’s ambassador to Afghanistan voiced concern over Daesh presence in Afghanistan; adding his country supports Afghanistan to fight against this opposition group.
Matthew Anderson, Austria’s ambassador to Afghanistan said, “We believe on Afghan security forces to succeed against this group, so we call on them to eliminate them from the borders of Afghanistan.”
Since the beginning of this year, increasing reports about fighters operating inside Afghanistan under the black banner of Daesh, the Arabic acronym of the self-declared Islamic State, have emerged.
First, there were rumors alleging that foreign fighters, supposedly linked to Daesh, appeared in Afghanistan, specifically in the western province of Farah, bordering Iran, and the southern provinces of Helmand and Zabul, bordering Pakistan.
Those rumors were followed by sightings of black-dressed warriors. In the beginning, Afghan officials were reluctant to state that those fighters were affiliated with Daesh and referred to them simply as terrorists.
Later, they often said that the black-clad fighters were mere splinter groups of the Taliban and the Haqqani Network that just changed their names and that there was no reason to fear the intrusion of the Islamic State into Afghanistan.
Then, a spokesman of Daesh announced the group’s expansion into Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Afghans were immediately captured by the thought of Daesh spreading into Afghanistan.
Despite official statements claiming that those fighters were merely part of the Taliban and other insurgents simply calling themselves the Islamic State, many Afghans were anxiously talking about Daesh establishing itself in the country.
Then, officials — among them Senators and Governors — publicly stated that Daesh was not only operating in Farah, Helmand, and Zabul, but also in the southeastern province of Ghazni, and the northern provinces of Faryab, bordering Turkmenistan, and Kunduz, bordering Tajikistan.
Meanwhile, the acting defense minister emphasized that providing the security of Afghanistan means providing the security of the region. 
“I surely believe that Afghan forces are effective in providing peace and stability in our country,” Masoom Istanik Zai, the acting defense minister said. 
Nearly, more than 300 hundred Afghan soldiers have recently been trained and it is scheduled that they fight against the oppositions in the battlefields. 
This comes as that Afghan security forces are combating with oppositions in more than 26 provinces of the country.
Previously, the interior minister has also said that twelve provinces of Afghanistan are under serious security threats.