The Taliban's foreign minister announced that 39 Afghan political missions in various countries are currently "obedient" to the group.

Amir Khan Muttaqi said that the Taliban's Foreign Ministry has been able to control and manage political representations in the region over the past year.

Amir Khan Muttaqi did not mention these countries.

On Thursday, during a programme explaining the one-year achievements of the Taliban's Foreign Ministry, he said that after trying to establish diplomatic relations with other countries, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan removed the group's name from the list of banned groups.

According to Amir Khan Muttaqi, Russia is also ready to remove the Taliban from the list of banned groups in the near future.

The Taliban's foreign minister said that China, the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan have officially accepted the Taliban's ambassadors, and that dozens of the group's diplomats have been sent to Malaysia, Turkiye, Pakistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Moscow, China, Doha and the United Arab Emirates.

The Taliban's foreign minister also criticised the UN Secretary-General's statements about the existence of terrorist groups in Afghanistan and the Taliban's support for these groups.
Amir Khan Muttaqi said that Antonio Guterres has made accusations against the Taliban without investigation.

According to Muttaqi, the UN Secretary-General's information about Afghanistan is very weak. He said that there are no irresponsible groups in Afghanistan and that no harm has been done to any other country from Afghan soil in the past three years.

At a press conference in New York on Wednesday, António Guterres expressed concern over the Taliban's support for terrorist groups in Afghanistan and warned that these groups may infiltrate other countries as well.