Kabul:
The Taliban’s spokesman says the hardline Islamist group will crack down on Islamic State attacks and expects them to finish when foreign forces leave the nation.
“We hope that those Afghans who are influenced by IS… will give up their operations on seeing the formation of an Islamic government in the absence of foreigners,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told AFP in a weekend interview.
“If they create a situation for war and continue with their operations, the Islamic government… we will deal with them,” he added.
A devastating suicide bomb attack claimed by IS outdoors Kabul airport on Thursday killed scores of people today who have been hoping to flee the nation, as nicely as 13 US service members.
Retaliatory or pre-emptive strikes by the United States on IS positions more than the previous couple of days have angered the movement, nevertheless.
The Pentagon stated it carried out a drone strike Sunday against a automobile threatening Kabul airport that had been linked to IS.
“There is no permission for them to do such operations… our independence must be respected,” he stated.
The evacuation of tens of thousands of foreigners and Afghans who really feel at danger of reprisal or repression beneath the Taliban is due to finish on Tuesday, along with the complete withdrawal of US and NATO troops.
Islamic State has been extremely crucial of the troop withdrawal deal struck involving the Taliban and Washington last year, which saw the Taliban give safety guarantees.
One IS commentary published immediately after the fall of Kabul accused the Taliban of betraying jihadists with the US withdrawal deal and vowed to continue its fight, according to the Web site Intelligence Group, which monitors militant communications.
During the Taliban’s prison break spree this summer time to cost-free its fighters, lots of battle-hardened IS militants have been also released — increasingly seeking like a lethal error.
“Technical problems”
Although each groups are hardline Sunni Islamist militants, they have differed on the minutiae of religion and approach, although each and every claiming to be the accurate flag-bearers of jihad.
In current years, the IS Afghanistan-Pakistan chapter has been accountable for some of the deadliest attacks in these nations.
They have massacred civilians at mosques, public squares, schools, and even hospitals.
Mujahid reiterated that the new Taliban government will not be announced till immediately after the last US soldier has left.
“It is important to announce the government but this requires a lot of patience. We are holding consultations to form the government responsibly,” Mujahid stated.
“We have some technical problems on this issue,” he added.
Banks, government offices and other public institutions stay largely shut with personnel prevented from getting into offices considering that the takeover, which sent the Afghani sliding.
The Taliban have promised to enhance Afghanistan’s economy, but to do that the new regime will have to rely on foreign help — and there is no assure it will get the funds it demands.
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