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IEA has good cooperation with Tehran in countering terrorism: Iran
Iranian Minister of Intelligence Seyyed Ismail Khatib says the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has good cooperation with Tehran in the fight against terrorism.
Speaking with the Iranian media, Ismail Khatib said that Daesh has been pushed from Syria and Turkey to northern Afghanistan.
Khatib added that IEA has less access to these areas and that the Daesh group has made those areas their hideout.
He further stated that since IEA’s takeover, the leaders of this group have been targeted and now Daesh is miles away from Iran’s border. According to him, Daesh is settled in the areas of Badakhshan province that cannot be considered a threat to Tehran.
“We must act cautiously, the US left Afghanistan with cowardice, the Taliban became the ruler in Afghanistan, and they cooperated well with us in the fight against terrorism, but Daesh pushed from Syria and Turkey to northern Afghanistan, where the Taliban have less influence and Daesh has made those areas its headquarters,” he said.
Over the past two years, many operations have been reportedly carried out against the shelters of Daesh in the center and different provinces of Afghanistan.
According to experts, destroying terrorist groups, especially Daesh, requires regional cooperation, and neighboring countries and the region should cooperate with the Islamic Emirate in this combat.
IEA’s deputy spokesman Bilal Karimi, meanwhile, says the security forces have curbed the activities of Daesh and destroyed this group in Afghanistan. According to him, Afghanistan’s borders are more secure than ever, and no group is allowed to threaten the security of other countries using Afghanistan’s soil.
These remarks were made while recently, in the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which was held in Kazakhstan, concern has been expressed about the increase in the activities of terrorist groups in Afghanistan. The deputy of the National Security Council of Kazakhstan said at the meeting of SCO that the presence and activities of terrorist groups in Afghanistan are a real threat to the projects of the organization’s members.
The concerns that the Islamic Emirate has always called “baseless”.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan announced on Tuesday the release of American citizen Dennis Coyle from prison.
According to the ministry, Coyle’s mother had written to the leader of the Islamic Emirate demanding amnesty and the release of her son on the occasion of Eid. The Supreme Court considered time served sufficient and decided to release him.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that this action was carried out on the basis of humanitarianism and good faith, and it believes that such measures can strengthen trust between countries. The ministry also expressed hope that both countries, in the future, can find solutions to remaining issues through mutual understanding and constructive dialogue.
The Islamic Emirate also expressed appreciation for the cooperation of the United Arab Emirates in this matter.
Separately, for Coyle’s release, an American delegation, including Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan, met on Tuesday with Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate.
The meeting was also attended by Saif Mohammed Al-Ketbi, Ambassador of the UAE in Kabul, and a member of the prisoner’s family.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Muttaqi stated that the Islamic Emirate has not detained any citizen of any country to achieve political objectives; rather, detentions were the result of legal violations, and individuals were released after completing judicial procedures.
At the meeting, Khalilzad praised the action of the Islamic Emirate and emphasized the importance of continuing discussions on all issues between the two countries, expressing hope for further progress in the future.
Muttaqi also stressed that Kabul and the UAE should provide standard consular services to their citizens, and that the Afghan government is fully prepared in this regard.
He thanked Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, for their constructive role in facilitating the release of the prisoner and referred to the UAE as a close friend of Afghanistan.
Earlier, Muttaqi had also praised the role of the State of Qatar in facilitating information exchange between the Islamic Emirate and the prisoner’s family.
Additionally, the UAE ambassador expressed his country’s readiness to play a role in humanitarian institutions and called such developments beneficial for everyone.
The United Kingdom has announced an additional £3 million (AFN 257 million) in humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, aimed at supporting people affected by natural disasters and other shocks.
Richard Lindsay, in a post on X, said the funding will be used to provide essential nutrition supplies and related support to vulnerable populations.
The new allocation brings the UK’s total bilateral assistance to Afghanistan for the current financial year to £154 million (AFN 13.18 billion).
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