Afghanistan

“We did not shut down any newspaper or TV channel.”

“We seriously reject the report of Human Rights Watch, which said that the Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate allegedly committed war crimes. The organization should not base its reports on misinformation.”

“China's Xinjiang is stable and harmonious, but the United States turns a blind eye to it and falsely accuses Xinjiang of violating human rights. How hypocritical that is.”

“According to the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. government can never negotiate with a terrorist group, no matter what happens.”

“We believe it’s not a human right for someone to once get up on one side of the world and decide to live in another part of the world.”

“Thanks to receiving the support of the poor in Afghanistan, the strength of the Taliban grew dramatically.”

"Al-Qaida is not present in Afghanistan, and the Taliban have no relation to [al-Qaida]."

“We had brought narcotics content production to zero in 2001, but our country was unfortunately occupied by then, and the way was paved for reproduction of narcotics even at the level of the government.”

“The Islamic Emirate is committed to the rights of women within the framework of Sharia. Our sisters, our men have the same rights.”

“Ties between the Taliban and al-Qaida are bogus, the only ones talking about [such ties] are the government in Kabul and the Americans.”

“We are not aware during whose firing the journalist was killed. We do not know how he died."

“A report of CNN claiming that the Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate have killed enemy’s commando soldiers after surrendering is not true. A fake scene has been montaged with another scene of 22 commandos who had been killed during fighting in Faryab province.”