The Taliban were satisfied this Thursday with the decision of the United States to revoke Afghanistan’s status as a strategic ally outside NATO (MNNA, for its acronym in English), a denomination that the leaders of the Asian country for almost a year did not approve either.
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“We were also not happy under this namesince for this reason the Afghans were decimated for two decades, they suffered and suffered problems,” the deputy spokesman for the interim Taliban government, Bilal Karimi, told Efe.
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Strategic ally status outside NATO was granted to Afghanistan by Washington in 2012. to facilitate the acquisition of military equipment by the deposed government in Kabul, then an ally of the US in the fight against fundamentalists.
Previously, the Afghan Armed Forces, which depended heavily on the US to acquire weapons, already enjoyed some of these advantages, but with this designation it was guaranteed that they would continue over time.
The Taliban took control of the country in late August 2021, following a swift offensive during the final withdrawal of US forces from the country.
Although for the moment it has not achieved recognition from the international community, Bilal affirmed that the Taliban government seeks to “maintain diplomatic, business and economic relations with all countries.”
A handout photo provided by the Russian Foreign Ministry shows Taliban members attending the third session of consultations on Afghanistan in Moscow.
EFE / EPA / RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
The top leader of the Taliban, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, said yesterday that Afghanistan is seeking a “good” relationship with the whole world, including the United States, a week after he himself stated that the Asian country “will not accept orders from the world even if they use the atomic bomb” against them.
Afghanistan is plunged into an economic crisis exacerbated by the capture of power by the Taliban in August last year, which led to the freezing of funds for the reconstruction of the country.
The country is also hit by natural disasters such as the earthquake that two weeks ago left more than a thousand dead, as well as by droughts and floods.
EFE
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