The Afghan Taliban have said they reserve the right to respond if the United States maintains troops on Afghan soil beyond September this year in violation of the withdrawal agreement.
In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, Taliban spokesman Sohail Shaheen said that if the United States maintains its forces in Afghanistan even after the withdrawal date on September 11, 2021, contrary to the agreement, the Taliban reserves the right to respond. To maintain it in Afghanistan would be a violation of the agreement aimed at ending the longest war in US history.
A Taliban spokesman said: "We signed the Doha Agreement, which included 18 months of negotiations with the United States. They promised to ensure the withdrawal of all US troops, advisers and contractors from Afghanistan." "If the United States does not comply, it will be a clear violation of the agreement. Staying here will mean that they will continue their occupation. If they violate it, we will have it." The Taliban and the United States agreed last year that the United States would withdraw all foreign troops from Afghanistan, and the new US president said in a statement on September 11 that Had announced the withdrawal of troops.
