Taliban: It's Too Early To Say If Turkey's Help Is Needed
An Afghan Taliban spokesman criticizes the recent US attack in eastern Afghanistan and assures that Kabul airport would be under Taliban control very shortly.
A spokesman for the Taliban Movement announced today that the Kabul airport will be under full control of the movement very soon.
It is too early to say if we need support from Turkey or Qatar in operating Kabul airport, the spokesman told Reuters, adding that solutions to Afghanistan's financial and economic challenges are being developed.
The spokesperson urged Washington, London, and other Western countries to preserve diplomatic relations with Kabul, while condemning the latest airstrike on eastern Afghanistan.
Two ISIS operatives were killed and a third was injured in a drone attack carried out by the United States today, according to the US Department of Defense in Afghanistan, without revealing their names.
To our knowledge, there have been no civilian casualties, stated General Hank Taylor, the Pentagon's Deputy Director of Regional Operations, during a news briefing.
According to a Taliban spokesperson, the movement has selected governors and police officials in 33 out of 34 provinces of Afghanistan. There is uncertainty over whether women will serve in the government, but senior Taliban commanders will ultimately make the final choice.
The attack on Kabul Airport was a terrorist crime that deserved worldwide condemnation and was caused by foreign forces in the country, according to Abdul Qahar Balkhi of the Taliban's culture council.
The Taliban Movement strongly condemned the explosion that targeted civilians near Kabul airport before yesterday, Thursday, which killed more than 170 people.
The commander of the US Central Forces, General Kenneth Frank McKenzie, said at the time that the United States is determined to respond to ISIS after the attack on Kabul airport, and after the organization claimed the attack.
The Pentagon announced that 13 American soldiers were killed and 15 wounded.