The Islamic Emirate rejected the recent remarks of US CENTCOM commander Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla about the unwillingness of the "Taliban" to act against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

The deputy spokesman of the Islamic Emirate, Hamdullah Fitrat, told TOLOnews that no one is allowed to act against other countries from Afghanistan. 

“The Islamic Emirate has full domination and control in Afghanistan and no group is allowed to have activities and threaten other countries from Afghanistan,” he said.

Earlier, the Express Tribune reported that Michael Erik Kurilla speaking to the US Senate Arms Services Committee voiced the unwillingness of the “Taliban” to curb the militant groups, including the TTP, in Afghanistan.

According to the report, the chief of CENTCOM claimed that the safe havens of the extremist groups in Afghanistan will increase the conflict in the region. The inability or unwillingness of the “Afghan Taliban” to contain them can destabilize Central and South Asia, the report reads.

“The CENTCOM chief said that the presence of safe havens in Afghanistan were increasing the risk of violent extremist organizations (VEOs) inciting regional conflict,” the report said.

The chief of CENTCOM was also quoted in the report as saying: “The Taliban’s inability, or unwillingness, to rein in VEOs could destabilize Central and South Asia."

“The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan must start working as soon as possible and hold meetings with the countries that are concerned about the presence of groups in Afghanistan,” said Sadiq Shinwari, a military analyst.

“Pakistan in this way wants to form a pretext for the interference of the world in Afghanistan,” said Sarwar Niazai, a political analyst.

The Pakistan Army yesterday in a statement expressed concerns over the use of Afghan soil against Pakistan which was again dismissed as unfounded by the Islamic Emirate.