The UK does not support anyone, including Afghan nationals, seeking to achieve political change through violence, or any activity inciting violence for political purposes in Afghanistan, the Chargé d’Affaires at the UK Mission to Afghanistan in Doha, Hugo Shorter said.
In a statement, Shorter said the UK will not allow its “soil to be used to plan or prepare it, and we strongly discourage others from doing so.”
Shorter’s statement was also welcomed by the Islamic Emirate.
“We confirm the stance of the UK to not support anyone who wants to create a military riot. We call on all the countries to not have any kind of engagement with those who try to pose insecurity in the country,” said Islamic Emirate’s Spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid.
Shorter’s statement said that “violence of any kind is not in Afghanistan’s interests, nor the international community’s, and we deplore terrorist attacks of all kinds.”
“This doesn’t mean that someone will not have diversity of thoughts with the Taliban. It doesn’t mean that Britain recognizes the government in Kabul,” said Torek Farhadi, a political analyst.
This comes as no country has so far recognized the current government of the Islamic Emirate.
