The acting Minister of Defense Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid said that rioters will be considered as ‘enemies’ and threatened to suppress those who are "creating unrest" in the country, reports Tolo News. The Acting Minister and Chief of Army Staff recently visited the northern provinces of Balkh, Faryab and Jawzjan with an intention to assess the security situation.Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid said, “If an individual in the east or west, anyone, anywhere… anyone belonging to any (ethnic group) stands against the government, he is our opponent and we will consider him our opponent”. There are some groups trying to create insecurity in the country, Mullah Yaqoob said, without naming them. “If anyone, who belongs to any ethnic group, or any zone or any province, seeks to divide the country, he is our enemy, he is the enemy of our country,” he said.