The UN has created a regular program of defamation against the Islamic Emirate and has always spread propaganda against us. Counter-terrorism is the basic principle of the interim government, and there is no al-Qaeda base in Afghanistan, Taliban Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid assured.

The comments follow the release of a UN Security Council report that affirms that al-Qaeda has established up to eight new training camps in Afghanistan, including four in Ghazni, Laghman, Parwan, and Uruzgan provinces, with a new base to stockpile weaponry in the Panjshir Valley.

This terrorist group continues to pose the greatest threat inside Afghanistan to project into the region and beyond.

In general, al-Qaeda’s targeting patterns are first against Shiite Muslims, then the Taliban, and finally civilians, the document states.

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