The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has called on the United Nations to “prioritize factuality and impartiality over superficiality and prejudice” in reporting about the country.

It comes after UN Secretary General issued a new report on the situation in Afghanistan and UN envoy for the country briefed the UN Security Council.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement strongly objected to the “baseless allegations in this and other UN reports, the non-academic mechanism of compilation, mention of non-mandated topics like internal disputes over narcotics ban, ethnicization of incidents and issues, categorization of law-enforcement efforts as arbitrary and human right violations, basing arguments on unfounded allegations, anonymous sources and previous false reporting instead of ground realities and verifiable data.”

The statement also objected the “spreading a climate of fear in and showcasing Afghanistan as a conflict-zone through distorted conflation of falsified information and isolated criminal incidents, and attempting to present Afghanistan as a potential threat to other countries by coming under the coercive influence of unsubstantial political narratives of a few particular countries.”

IEA assessed positively acknowledgement of the prevalent security and stability, economic progress, implementation of comprehensive ban on narcotics, reception of forcefully expelled Afghans, rapid response to natural disasters and other efforts of the Islamic Emirate; detrimental impact of banking and economic sanctions on the Afghan people; and calls for continuation of humanitarian and steps towards basic-needs assistance to the people of Afghanistan underlined in the report of the UN Secretary-General and briefing to the Security Council by UNSG’s Special Representative for Afghanistan.

“The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, in the framework of the noble religion of Islam, national sovereignty and national interests, reiterates its commitment to transparent and result-oriented engagement with all world countries, including the organization of the United Nations, at any time and any place aimed at securing mutual interests and finding solutions to mutual concerns,” the statement said.