The acting Minister of Defense Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid threatened to suppress those who are "creating unrest" in the country.

The acting minister and chief of army staff recently visited the northern provinces of Balkh, Faryab and Jawzjan. The visit aimed to assess the security situation.

A video circulated by the Ministry of Defense (MoD) press department on WhatsApp shows the acting minister talking to several separated large gatherings in these provinces.

“If an individual in the east or west, anyone, anywhere… anyone belonging to any (ethnic group) stands against the government, he is our opponent and we will consider him our opponent,” he said.

There are some groups trying to create insecurity in the country, Mullah Yaqoob said, without naming them.

“If anyone, who belongs to any ethnic group, or any zone or any province, seeks to divide the country, he is our enemy, he is the enemy of our country,” he said.

The chief of army staff, Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat, said they will not allow anyone to create disunity among the forces of the Islamic Emirate.

“Don’t allow the enemy of the country, the enemies of Islam, to take root among you and break your command through propaganda,” he said.

After the collapse of around 350,000 former Afghan security forces and the fall of the former government, the Defense Ministry earlier announced it would form a military force of 100,000 members.