Taliban on Monday accused the US government of violating the US-Talibanagreement signed in February in Doha.
The group claimed that the US has carried out airstrikes in Nangarhar,Helmand, and Kandahar provinces.
Taliban stated, the airstrikes were conducted in support of the Afghaninfantry missions in these regions.
The statement indicates these strikes were carried out in non-combat areas,adding that “Such repeated violations by the Americans occurred two daysago when the US Secretary of State announced that (after the signing of theDoha Agreement, they were not attacked by the Mujahideen). This confessionshows the commitment and commitment of the Islamic Emirate to the Treaty ofDoha.”
Taliban said in the statement, “The Islamic Emirate warns once again thatif the bombings and the Kandahar operation are not stopped as soon aspossible and the bombings and operations against the Mujahideen continuecontrary to the provisions of the treaty, the Mujahideen of the IslamicEmirate will be forced to react seriously and the responsibility will be onthe shoulders of the US government,”.
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The statement was released hours after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeotweeted, that no US soldier was killed in almost a year by the Taliban,since the Doha peace deal.
US Forces to Afghanistan spokesman Col Sonny Leggett reacted to theTaliban’s claim in a tweet, “the Taliban’s accusations the US violated theUS-TB agreement are false. US Forces have been clear & consistent: We willdefend Afghan forces against TB attacks. We renew our call for all sides toreduce violence”.
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