Taliban wants US to take responsibility for past 'killings and oppression'

Taliban wants US to take responsibility for past 'killings and oppression'
September 21, 2021, 3:34 am

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The We For News reported, the Taliban have condemned the US drone attack that killed 10 Afghan civilians last month and urged the US to take responsibility for their past “killings and oppression” in the country.

“This is not the only incident that the US has committed. For 20 years they have martyred civilians in Afghanistan,” Zabihullah Mujahid, deputy minister of culture and information of the Taliban’s interim government, told the China Media Group.

He stressed that such carelessness leads to a humanitarian catastrophe, Condemning the acts as “a violation of human rights.”

According to the report, he said, “The US must be held accountable for their past actions and cooperate with the people of Afghanistan as a form of compensation for the killings and oppression in the country.”

The deputy minister also commented on the six-month extension of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) which was adopted last Friday.

He said, reiterating the country’s willingness to have good relations with the international community: “We’re optimistic about the extension of UNAMA activities because it’s a body of the UN and an international organisation.”

He added, as per the report: “We call upon them to not extend their mission but take effective steps in order to raise the voices of Afghan people and assist the Afghans. And also, the UN must play a positive role politically with the Afghans.”

Source: wefornews

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