Taliban: We have not discussed with any country to obtain weapons

According to the regional office Tasnim News, “Zabihullah Mujahid”, Taliban spokesman, in response to the claims of members of The Foreign Relations Committee of the US House of Representatives said that Afghanistan has not had any negotiations with other countries regarding weapons.

“Scott Perry, a Republican member of the Foreign Relations Committee of the US House of Representatives, recently made this claim that the Taliban came to this country to discuss nuclear weapons and establish arms communication with North Korea. sent.

Zabihullah Mujahid told “Salam Watandar” about this that Kabul has not discussed with any country to obtain weapons and currently the Afghan security forces have enough equipment.

He added: “The Islamic Emirate currently uses weapons to defend the country has enough The newly integrated military forces have all the necessary weapons and we are making good progress in this regard. In general, we try to ensure that our forces are trained and self-sufficient to defend the country; But in this case, we have not contacted any country and the weapons that are currently in Afghanistan are enough to defend the country.

Aziz Stanekzai, an expert on military issues, also stated Claims that Kabul is trying to acquire advanced weapons, especially nuclear ones, are far from the truth in the current situation. According to him, the economic and security conditions of Afghanistan now do not require the Taliban to look for the purchase of advanced weapons from other countries at a huge cost.

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