Taliban threatened the United States "consequences" for delaying the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan

Taliban recalled that on August 31, the deadline for withdrawing American troops from Afghanistan and threatened the United States with consequences in case of violation of the agreements. This was said by Sky News by the representative of the political office of Taliban Suhel Shahin.

According to him, the presence of the US troops in Kabul after the agreed deadline will be regarded as a “continuation of the occupation”. “This is a red line. Bayden announced that on August 31 they would withdraw all the troops. Therefore, if they extend [their presence], this will mean that they expand the occupation, although this is not necessary, ”he said.

The representative of the Taliban also noted that the United States and Great Britain will not have additional time to evacuate its citizens from Afghanistan. “Otherwise, there will be consequences,” said Shakhin. According to him, this will cause distrust from the movement. What “consequences” are we talking about, he did not specify.

American troops have been in Afghanistan for almost 20 years, since 2001. Their conclusion became known this spring. US President Joe Biden explained that the States fulfilled their tasks in this country-we are talking about the fight against the head of Al-Qaeda as Osamama Ben Laden and terrorism as a whole. In July, Afghanistan resumed military operations between the Taliban and the government. On August 15, the Taliban militants took Kabul without resistance and announced the full control of the country.

The locals, fearing the persecution, decided to evacuate. Due to the large number of people who want to leave the country at Kabul airport, a crush arose in which at least 20 people died . Biden ABC said that due to the difficulties with the evacuation of 65 thousand foreigners and Afghans, another 5 thousand military will be sent to Kabula airport. He also reported that since July, the American military evacuated about 33 thousand people from Afghanistan.