The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Wednesday welcomed the United Nations Security Council’s decision of including Daesh’s Khorasan branch on its sanctions list.
The so-called militant group has carried out countless terrorist attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing hundreds of innocent civilians, as well as military forces.
“In accordance with paragraph 13 of resolution 1822 (2008) and subsequent related resolutions, the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee makes accessible a narrative summary of reasons for the listing for individuals, groups, undertakings and entities included in the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List,” the UNSC said in a statement on Tuesday, as local media reported.
Sibghatullah Ahmadi, spokesman for the Afghan Foreign Ministry, said any group that targets Afghan forces and destabilize the country are terrorists in their sight.
“All groups which are fighting against the brave Afghan security forces, in our perspective, they are terrorists, and those which have a role in destabilizing Afghanistan are also terrorists, said Ahmadi.
“We welcome the move by the UN to put the terrorists on its backlists and we hope that this process will continue so that no terror group is able to operate freely,” he added.
Meanwhile, spokesman for Ministry of Interior Affairs, Nusrat Rahimi, backing the sanctions said Daesh’s hideouts and strongholds have been eliminated from major parts of the country, and the remaining shall be eradicated as well.
“We welcome the decision,” Rahimi said. “Daesh’s nucleus has been eliminated. Daesh’s roots in Afghanistan have been taken out. Few of them exist in Kunar and they will be eliminated too.”
On Apr 18, 2015, Daesh launched its first terrorist attack in Afghanistan when a suicide bomber killed 33 people outside a bank in Jalalabad city in eastern Nangarhar province, according to sources.
Since then, the group have claimed over 60 attacks in Afghanistan, many of which were deadly suicide bombings.
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