KABUL, Mar 27 (NNN-ANA) – The Afghan caretaker government has dismissed Washington’s claim, over the alleged stronger presence of Daesh in Afghanistan, as utterly fabricated.
“The statements of U.S. officials about the number of Daesh militants in Afghanistan are not true. Daesh militants have already been reduced in ranks and suppressed,” chief spokesman of the Afghan caretaker administration, Zabihullah Mujahid, tweeted.
U.S. Central Command chief, Gen. Michael Kurilla, according to media reports, said, “Daesh is stronger today in Afghanistan” and warned of a possible Daesh attack on the interests of U.S. and allied nations within six months.
Brushing aside the baseless allegations by the U.S. general, on the Daesh strength in Afghanistan, Mujahid said on his Twitter account, “The interest of the U.S. officials in this matter and their grandiosity is aiding and abetting the Daesh insurgents, which should be stopped.”
The Afghan caretaker government, which has downplayed Daesh as a serious threat, has vowed to crack down on any armed opponents in the country.
The Afghan security forces have killed four armed militants, affiliated with the rival Daesh group in two separate operations, on the outskirts of Kabul over the past week.– NNN-ANA
