The Islamic Emirate said that there have been no restrictions imposed on former government officials in the country.

A spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, Zabiullah Mujahid, said that former government officials can meet other citizens and travel abroad and he said the reports that suggest otherwise are not "good."

"This is not good. They are Afghans. They live in their country. They have visits with the Afghans and there is no restriction from our side, and the issue of home incarceration is not true,” he said.

This comes as there are reports of "home incarceration" of some former officials.

Many Afghan officials and politicians left the country after the Islamic Emirate swept into power. However, former President Hamid Karzai; Abdullah Abdullah, former chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation; the former chairman of the Senate Committee Fazal Hadi Muslimyar, and leader of the Hezb-e-Islami, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar stayed in the country.

“If we look into the charter of the UN Human Rights Council, freedoms including freedom of speech and the right to political activity are considered human rights,” said Bilal Fatimi, a political analyst.

“Any type of restrictions on fundamental rights causes national mistrust and eliminates the hopes of finding a peaceful path to solve the crisis in the country,” said Sayed Jawad Sijadi, a university instructor.

When the Islamic Emirate came to power, former President Hamid Karzai and former HCNR chairman Abdullah Abdullah did not travel abroad for around eight months. They have not conducted any travel within the country for nearly two years