Following the recent remarks of the Iranian ambassador and special representative of the Iranian president to Afghanistan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate said that there is no discrimination against citizens in Afghanistan.

Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal, deputy spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, emphasized that all of Afghanistan's territory is under the control of the Islamic Emirate’s security forces, and the country’s soil will not be used against any other nation.

According to Takal, the Islamic Emirate treats all citizens equally. He said, "The security forces of the Islamic Emirate have control over all Afghanistan’s geography and borders and will not allow anyone to use Afghanistan's soil against other countries or create threats from Afghan soil."

Previously, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, ambassador and special representative of the President of Iran in Afghanistan claimed that there is discrimination against ethnic, linguistic, and religious minorities in Afghanistan.

Qomi also mentioned in relation to the interim government's fight against ISIS that it should not only take a stance against ISIS but also act against other groups that threaten the security of Afghanistan’s neighbors.

Hassan Kazemi Qomi stated, "One cannot take a stance against ISIS and remain silent about other groups that challenge the security of Afghanistan's neighbors. For the past three years, we have been offering sincere advice and emphasizing that a mono-ethnic, mono-linguistic, mono-gender, and mono-religious system cannot meet the needs of a population that has linguistic, ethnic, and religious diversity."

Sayed Akbar Sial Wardak, a political analyst, told TOLOnews: "The discrimination that previously existed among Afghans, in government offices, or across all sectors, including the Afghan parliament, in my opinion, has reached zero with the arrival of the Islamic Emirate."

Earlier, Iran’s Foreign Minister, during the third four-party meeting of the foreign ministers of Russia, China, Iran, and the defense minister of Pakistan on Afghanistan’s issues, emphasized forming a united front against terrorists.