One of the Taliban’s main officials, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, claimed in a press conference Tuesday that no groups will be allowed to use Afghanistan’s territory to launch attacks against any nation. Afghanistan’s territory will also not be used as training grounds for terrorist groups that can then launch attacks, he said. “We don’t want any internal or external enemies,” Mujahid, who for years has remained a shadow figure and made no public appearances, said in his first press conference and public appearance. During the 1990s when the group ruled the country, it harbored terrorist networks like al-Qaeda, which was blamed for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that ultimately sparked the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. Other terrorist groups like ISIS and the Haqqani network are known to have a presence in the country. “I would like to ensure I would like to assure the international community, including the United …
Taliban Spokesman: No Groups Will Be Allowed to Use Afghanistan for Terrorist Attacks
August 17, 2021
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