Taliban Leader Demands US Withdraw From Afghanistan

US military advisers work with Afghan soldiers at an Afghan army base in Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan, on 6 August. Photograph: James Mackenzie/Reuters

Long War Journal: Taliban leader demands US withdraw from Afghanistan, blasts government as ‘corrupt regime’

In a new statement, the Taliban claims America has been militarily defeated in Afghanistan, demands the withdrawal of American forces and criticizes religious gatherings for ruling that the conflict is a civil war between Afghans.

The Taliban also denounces the Afghan government as a “corrupt regime” that is “based in Kabul and forced upon the Afghan people at the expense of [a] huge American military” effort.

The message is attributed to the Taliban’s emir, Hibatullah Akhundzada, who became the leader of the group in 2016.*

There is no hint in Akhundzada’s message that the Taliban’s senior leadership is seriously considering the prospect of reconciling with the Afghan government — a central goal of the current American-led war effort.

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WNU Editor: The Taliban are making it very clwear that they are not interested in the peace process.

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