While the Islamic Emirate has always denied a Daesh presence in Afghanistan, Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov, Chief of the Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), claimed that that the number of Daesh fighters in Afghanistan has increased to 6,500.

Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Sidorov said that up to 4,000 Daesh fighters are concentrated near Tajikistan’s border.

"The number of members of the Islamic State’s Afghan branch, Wilayat Khorasan (outlawed in Russia), has significantly increased to about 6,500, with up to 4,000 militants concentrated along Tajikistan's southern border in the provinces of Badakhshan, Kunduz and Takhar," TASS said, quoting Sidorov.

However, the acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi rejected the claim of increased Daesh fighters in Afghanistan and said that the group has been defeated in Afghanistan.

"We made it clear to them that if a member of Daesh rises up anywhere in Afghanistan, he would be beaten on the head, as you and I have seen. Anyone can come and talk with us, we will find an understanding with them and we will negotiate with them, but no one should make accusations,” Muttaqi stressed.

The former US special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, said on Twitter that Daesh is the common enemy of the Islamic Emirate and the international community.

“ISIS is the common enemy of the Taliban and the international community. Cooperation against ISIS can be a key part of future relations,” Khalilzad said.

The former US special envoy for Afghanistan's reconciliation said that of the options available, the completed implementation of the Doha agreement is the best way forward.

"They should assist the Islamic Emirate, maintain good ties with it, and recognize the Islamic Emirate so that it can fight against all opposition and terrorist groups,” said Janat Fahim, a university lecturer.

Even though sometimes some nations are concerned about the existence and growth of Daesh members in Afghanistan, the Islamic Emirate has been conducting operations against their bases in various provinces, including Kabul, during the past few months.

The Islamic Emirate said that many of this group's attacks have been prevented as a result of these operations.