MoF rejects Yatrushev remarks about Islamic movement

KABUL (Agencies): The Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in a statement rejects remarks by the Secretary of the Russian National Security Council Mr. Nikolai Yatrushev.
“Attributing the creation of the Islamic Movement of Taliban to the United States. Following the defeat of the Soviet Union, the Taliban Islamic Movement arose from among the without the presence of the representatives of the Islamic Emirate as incomplete,” said the Ministry’s statement.
“Fortunately, Afghanistan now has an independent, accountable and legitimate government that has managed to establish effective security, safeguarded borders an engaged positively with neighboring, regional and world countries in political, economic and security matters.”
Therefore, the absence of the Afghan government from such meetings can have an adverse effect on engagement, said the Ministry.