Zabihullah Mujahid, Taliban spokesperson and Deputy Minister for Information and Culture, praised Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday, recognising his efforts to promote peace in Afghanistan.
Mujahid told Afghan media in Kabul that countries were criticising the Taliban government for human rights violations while failing to recognise it.
“We believe this is a unilateral point of view,” he stated emphatically.
Mujahid urged all those who criticise the Taliban to recognise the Taliban’s government in Afghanistan and “behave responsibly” toward it. Those who recognise the Taliban administration in Afghanistan, he says, will be able to raise legal issues with the new government.
“We will work to address their concerns once they have recognised the Afghan government,” he said.
Mujahid revealed that the Afghan government had detained members of two groups for alleged involvement in recent attacks in Nangarhar province. He claimed that the Afghan people were enraged by Daesh.
“Our operations against Daesh have previously been successful,” the deputy minister said, adding that the Taliban knew how to deal them a technical blow.
He condemned the terrorist attacks in Nangarhar and Jalalabad and promised that the new government would soon restore peace to the areas.
“Afghanistan will see stability soon, despite challenges,” he said.