India, July 4 -- The Taliban administration in Afghanistan has denied involvement in the disappearance of Afghan-American citizen Mahmood Shah Habibi.

Habibi went missing in 2022.

Hamdullah Fitrat, the deputy spokesperson for the Taliban government, said on X: "The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan categorically rejects the allegations made by the United States of America, which accuse the General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) of Afghanistan of involvement in the disappearance of an Afghan citizen named Mahmood Shah Habibi."

He said: "Relevant institutions of the Islamic Emirate have undertaken investigations across all concerned departments in response to a petition submitted by Mr. Habibi's family. No evidence has been uncovered ind...