KABUL (Pajhwok): The Taliban’s Cultural Commission head says the conflict in Afghanistan has been brought to an end and the movement has no enmity with anyone.
Addressing his first press conference in Kabul on Tuesday evening, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid spoke on a number of important topics.
Mujahid said discussions were underway on a settlement through which an Islamic government would be established in the country.
“We have no enmity with anyone, everyone is pardoned, we have forgiven all soldiers and military personnel who had stood by foreign troops,” he added.
He assured Kabul citizens that they would live in security and safety. Special attention would be paid to the security of all foreign embassies, he promised.
Mujahid said when they reached the gates to the capital, the previous administration’s security personnel left their positions. Thus, the Taliban were forced to enter the city to prevent willful gunmen and robbers.
Mujahid said Kabul’s security was improving day by day as their forces were stationed in various places.
The situation would return to normal soon and there would be improvement in the economic situation of the country, the Taliban spokesman assured.
All the affairs would be based on Islamic principles and women would be given their rights in line with the Sharia law, he pledged.
He called on media outlets to continue their activities freely, uphold Islamic, national values and demonstrate impartiality.
Mujahid urged media organisations to respect Islamic values, principle of neutrality and the supreme national interest.
Responding to a query from Pajhwok, he said: “We should not be blamed for those killed in the past; they were fighting against us.”
He added a decision on the national flag and constitution would be made by the future administration.
About poppy cultivation and drug trafficking, he assured Afghanistan would no longer be an opium-producing country. The narcotic scourge would be banished, he insisted.
Over the next few years, Mujahid said, drug cultivation would be reduced to zero. But international assistance against the illicit drug commerce was necessary to find alternatives for the people, he explained.
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