ISIS suppressed, peace enforced, says IEA

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Islamic State, also known as Daesh, has been suppressed significantly in Afghanistan, says the Islamic Emirate.

Suhail Shaheen, head of IEA’s Political Office in Qatar, insists the insurgents did not have a physical presence in Afghanistan.

He scorned a report in The Washington Post that Afghanistan had once again become a safe haven for international terrorists.

“The report is not based on ground realities in Afghanistan. Such reports are compiled on the basis of personal whims,” Shaheen added.

Earlier, The Washington Post reported Afghanistan had emerged as a significant coordination site for a Daesh, which planned attacks across Europe and Asia.

The newspaper cited a classified Pentagon assessment that called the Daesh threat a growing security concern.

In December last year, according to the assessment, Pentagon officials were aware of nine plots coordinated by ISIS leaders in Afghanistan.

IEA spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid also spurned the classified Pentagon assessment as part of an ongoing propaganda campaign against the caretaker Afghan government.

The incumbent government would not allow anyone to use Afghanistan’s territory for attacks against other countries, Mujahid said in a statement.

The IEA has enforced security across Afghanistan, he claimed. “Such reports show some people in America have not forgotten their enmity with the people of Afghanistan.”

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