KABUL (SW) – The Taliban called for friendly ties with the U.S. and indicated they were close to announcing details of a new government just hours after the last American soldiers flew out of Kabul to end 20 years of war.
“The Islamic Emirate wants a good and diplomatic relationship with the Americans,” Zabihullah Mujahed, the Taliban’s main spokesman, told reporters on Tuesday from the Hamid Karzai International Airport, which was the last place under American control.
Key Taliban leaders took a symbolic victory lap, walking across the tarmac to mark their win. That’s even as the militant group faces a host of fresh challenges to cement its control on the country.
Separately, a three-day meeting of the Leadership Council of the Islamic Emirate was held under the chairmanship of Taliban Emir Hebatullah Akhundzada in Kandahar province.
According to a statement issued by Mujahed, the meeting, which began on Saturday, ended on Monday. During the three-day meeting, the current political, security and social issues of the country were discussed in detail.
At the end of the meeting, a number of decisions were taken regarding the protection of goods and facilities and good treatment of the people and providing them with facilities, as well as the formation of a new Islamic government and cabinet in the country, he said.
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