Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has accused the United Nations of acting as a “spy” organisation and serving the interests of certain countries, dismissing its reports on Afghanistan’s humanitarian and economic situation as unreliable and “crisis-making.”
In an interview with Shamshad TV, Mujahid rejected international assessments of poverty and humanitarian needs in Afghanistan, insisting that Afghans have “found their own path” and that statistics from such bodies should not be trusted.
International agencies have repeatedly warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, with an estimated 23 million people in need of aid. Mujahid dismissed those figures, portraying them as part of a broader effort to misrepresent conditions in the country.
Citing the ongoing crisis in Gaza, the Taliban official claimed the UN’s inability to address that situation underscores its ineffectiveness. He alleged that the organisation engages in lobbying and manufacturing crises rather than serving humanity.
Addressing the issue of the Taliban’s lack of international recognition, Mujahid argued that foreign governments seek a dependent Afghanistan led by their proxies and compliant with their demands; a condition, he said, the Taliban will not accept.
His remarks came shortly after the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) alleged that the Taliban, in collusion with UN officials, had been diverting international aid.
