The Ministry of Defense, in response to the agreement between the United States and Uzbekistan regarding Afghanistan's helicopters, said that the helicopters belong to the Afghan people, and they will strive by any possible means to reclaim them.

The Chief of Army Staff of the Islamic Emirate, during an annual report presentation, added that border conflicts and clashes along the Durand Line between the Islamic Emirate’s border guards and neighboring countries have decreased over the past year.

According to him, Washington does not have the right to hand over Afghanistan’s helicopters to Uzbekistan.

The Chief of Army Staff of the Islamic Emirate, added: "Our demand from them is to consider good neighborly relations and not accept such an action where someone else’s right is gifted by a powerful force. Also, Afghanistan's helicopters belong to Afghanistan, and this is the right of Afghanistan. This is never acceptable to us."

Officials from the Ministry of Defense also said that the forces of this ministry are committed to defending the country's territory and integrity and will not allow anyone to violate the country's airspace.

Fasihuddin Fitrat added: "We are striving to ensure that these problems, which occasionally arise and were certainly more frequent in the initial years, will reach zero in the coming years. In the past year, these problems were less."

Mohammad Qasim Farid, Deputy Minister of Defense, said in this program: "We will definitely defend our land, honor, territorial integrity, and homeland with our heads, wealth, and sacrifices, and we are committed to this. This is our belief, and we will not retreat from this until death."

Fitrat also added that in the current solar year, the number of the country's army forces will increase to 200,000. According to him, after the return of the Islamic Emirate to power, the civilian casualties have also dropped to zero.

The Chief of Army Staff of the Islamic Emirate further said: "This year, it will go beyond 180,000 and reach up to 200,000, and it will increase annually based on necessity."

According to the information from this ministry, 67 battalions in 37 camps, 108 bases, and 1,067 security checkpoints have been established to protect the country's borders and prevent security incidents.