The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) once again rejected claims by the United Nations of weapons in the country falling into the hands of militant groups including Daesh.

The IEA said in a statement issued by its spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, that it “once again rejects these baseless accusation and, while calling for transparent involvement in such issues, states that in the last two years, Afghan security forces have conducted hundreds of continuous operations against illegal weapons and ISIS (Daesh).”

This comes after the UN Security Council was briefed Friday on the threat of Daesh around the world, including in Afghanistan. UN counter-terrorism officials said the situation in the country was “complex” and that fears of weapons falling into the hands of Daesh were real, that the militant group’s operational capabilities were strengthening and that 20 militant groups were operating in Afghanistan.

The IEA rejected these claims Sunday and said Daesh’s capabilities have been destroyed.

“Anyone who makes such baseless claims is either uninformed or giving morale to ISIS and destabilizing the region. The fact that the activities of Daesh in Afghanistan have been reduced to zero in the last one year, and yet an international organization is spreading such undocumented and negative propaganda and cannot provide proof about it, puts the status of the organization under question,” said Mujahid.

He also stated that the UN and other parties’ sanctions on Afghanistan, and the freezing of assets are the main cause of the difficult humanitarian situation that has adversely affected the lives of ordinary Afghans. “For the sake of regional stability, we request urgent change of this situation,” said Mujahid.