Afghanistan lashes out at UN assistance mission for 'negative propaganda'

Kabul says UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan's activities are not only "harmful" for Afghanistan but also for UN

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) - The interim Afghan government on Tuesday criticized the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for "negative" propaganda against the country.

Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for the Taliban government, said in a statement that the UNAMA has been "exaggerating negative issues while failing to reflect positive developments" in Afghanistan.

The UNAMA activities, he contended, are not only "harmful" for Afghanistan but also for the UN.

Without elaboration, he stated that the mission had failed to meet expectations.

The criticism came days before a UN Security Council session, where the UN Secretary General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Roza Isakovna Otunbayeva, is slated to present her report on the situation in the war-torn country.

The session is scheduled to be held on March 10, the statement added.

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