Taliban supremo praises peace deal, pardons opponents

KABUL Habatullah Akhunzada has termed the landmark US-Taliban agreement as ‘an end to occupation’ and ‘success of the entire Muslim and Afghan Mujahid nation’.

In his message released by Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid, Mullah Haibatullah stressed over implementation of the agreement and asked all internal and external stakeholders to come together and strive for resolution to problems in light of religious and national values and standards.

Referring to the agreement, the Taliban leader said withdrawal of all foreign forces from Afghanistan and a halt to any kind of interference was a huge success.

“The Islamic Emirates of Taliban (IET) agreement with United States that comes in the light of Shari'a principles and all international standards are a promise made by all Mujahideen and people of Afghanistan that will be fulfilled by all. No one IET or any individual in the country should violate these agreements and be obliged to do so, because there is no deceit in Islam and it is considered a great sin. Of course, if it comes from the opposite direction, our entire nation is still ready to defend itself as it used to,” said the Taliban supremo.

He added successful talks with the US showed that every kind of complex issues could be resolved.

“The success of these negotiations will signal to all parties that the Taliban are ready for a just and fair solution. Let us strive to resolve issues in the light of the religious and national standards of our people. The Kabul administration should also stop opposing the will of the people,” he maintained.

“Under the umbrella of the true Islamic system, all Afghan men and women will be given all their rights, and everyone who opposed the Taliban and in general anyone who is concerned about the Taliban are forgiven,” he said.

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