Taliban slams US report on rising threats in Afghanistan

Taliban chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid rejects accusation that security in the country has deteriorated since the armed group retook power in August 2021 [stringer/EPA-EFE]

The Taliban has rejected a United States watchdog’s report saying foreign armed groups and domestic security threats have increased in Afghanistan since the group took over the country in a blitzkrieg in August 2021.

“We strongly reject SIGAR’s propaganda,” the Taliban’s chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said in a statement late on Sunday, referring to the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.