Mujahid spoke to Reuters as the US military began withdrawing from Kabul International Airport, overseeing the evacuation of foreigners and Afghans fleeing the Taliban. The evacuation mission is due to end on August 31.
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In a statement, Mujahid condemned the strike of a US drone in eastern Afghanistan, which killed two members of one branch of the Islamic State, according to the Pentagon.
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The terrorist organization claimed responsibility for Thursday’s suicide bombing, which resulted in the death of 13 members of the US military and dozens of victims among Afghan civilians.
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Mujahide accused the American side of not informing the Taliban in advance. According to him, it was also a “clear attack on Afghan territory”.
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At the same time, however, he called on the United States and other Western countries to maintain diplomatic relations with the new Afghan government even after the end of the evacuation mission.
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In Kabul, according to Reuters, people are frustrated by the economic problems caused by the fall of the domestic currency and rising food prices. The banks are closed two weeks after the Taliban took power. Mujahide expressed the belief that the economic difficulties would disappear once the new Taliban government took office.
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According to the movement’s spokesman, new representatives have already been appointed to head the top state institutions, including the central bank and the ministries of health and education. The governors and police chiefs of the vast majority of Afghan provinces have also been appointed.
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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that a wave of drought is threatening more than seven million people in Afghanistan. According to her, Afghans are also suffering from the covid-19 pandemic, and many have been forced to flee their homes as a result of recent fighting. The World Food Program (WFP) said this month that about 14 million Afghans, about one in three people in the country, urgently need food aid.
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