Taliban Says It Poses No Threat to the West

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In an English-language statement posted on a well-known Taliban Web site, the Afghan insurgent group asserts that it has no desire to harm Western nations. The statement appeared yesterday, on the eighth anniversary of the first coalition strikes in Afghanistan in 2001.

"We did not have any agenda to harm other countries including Europe nor we have such agenda today," the statement said. "Still, if you want to turn the country of the proud and pious Afghans into a colony, then know that we have an unwavering determination and have braced for a prolonged war."

The statement has yet to be verified but seems to be an attempt to influence U.S. and European debates over whether Afghan insurgents can be separated from terrorist groups like al-Qaida. It could also signal that Taliban leadership is reconsidering its longstanding but rocky alliance with the stateless terrorist organization.

Taliban Claims They Pose No Threat to West [The Guardian]

Filed Under: Foreign Policy, Afghanistan

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