KABUL (Pajhwok): Acting Defense Minister Maulvi Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid says no any destructive group, including Daesh or Islamic State (IS) is physically present in Afghanistan.
The defence minister made the remarks during a meeting with the visiting Malaysian delegation in Kabul.
The Malaysian delegation consists of representatives of the Ministries of Interior and Defence, and advisers of the Prime Minister’s Office, a statement from the MoD said.
Mullah Yaqoub said that since the re-establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the war had come to a complete end and security was maintained in the entire country.
The Malaysian delegation expressed their strong commitment to fostering comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.
Acting Minister of Interior Affairs Sirajuddin Haqqani also met with the Malaysian delegation and exchanged views.
On Thursday, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Maulvi Amir Khan Muttaqi during the opening ceremony of the joint Afghan-Kazakh international exhibition also said that Daesh did not exist in Afghanistan.
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