Abdul Rahim Muslimdost, one of the founders of the Daesh group in Afghanistan who recently renounced the group and joined the Islamic Emirate, says that Daesh has been suppressed in the country.  

In an interview with TOLOnews, Muslimdost suggested that after the withdrawal of foreign troops there was no longer a reason to continue war in Afghanistan, and, therefore, he joined the Islamic Emirate.  

“When the media gives reports, those media are being paid by the regional intelligence groups, there are not many people, a few of them remained,” he said. 

Muslimdost also said he joined the Islamic Emirate because of the wrong ideology of the Daesh group.  

“I tried to refrain from wrongdoing and violence—they didn’t accept it. They didn’t let me display a good image of Islam to the people, they didn’t accept it,” Muslimdost said.  

Welcoming Muslimdost’s renouncement of Daesh, the Islamic Emirate called on others to take advantage of the general amnesty announced by the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate, Mawlawi Hebatullah Akhundzada.

“He (Muslimdost) admits that if he remained in Daesh, he would deviate from Islam,” said Dr. Basheer, head of the Nangarhar intelligence department. 

When the Islamic Emirate swept into power, the Daesh group claimed responsibility for many deadly attacks in several provinces. 

The Islamic Emirate has repeatedly deemphasized Daesh’s presence, saying that the group is incapable of posing a serious threat to the country.