The Ministry of Interior (MoI) denied that the acting interior minister during an interview with Al-Jazeera warned the US of possible threats if Washington continues to not recognize the current Afghan government.
The acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani was talking during an interview with Al-Jazeera. The Interior Ministry said that Haqqani stressed the commitment of the Islamic Emirate that there will be no threats from Afghan territory against the US.
The ministry brought up the remarks after some media outlets cited the Al-Jazeera interview, saying that Haqqani warned the Islamic Emirate would remain a threat to the US if it does not recognize the Afghan government.
“Some media published wrong reports from the interview suggesting he said that if the Islamic Emirate was not recognized it would pose a threat to the US. However, the Minister of Interior did not say any threatening words toward the US or the international community,” said Aqel Ozam, deputy spokesman of the MoI.
He said that the Islamic Emirate is committed to the Doha agreement and that Afghanistan is not a threat to any country in the world.
“The Islamic Emirate is committed to the Doha agreement,” Ozam said.
Political analysts believe that the conflicting reports about a senior Afghan official are harmful.
