In an interview with the American TV channel CNN, Prime Minister Imran Khan described the Taliban's Haqqani network as an Afghan tribe, which has led to strong criticism on social media.
“I have never heard such ignorance,” @ImranKhanPTI tells me, before adding that @POTUS and @SecBlinken were “clueless” and “in a state of shock” over the Taliban takeover of #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/Tb6PYwEb9u
— Becky Anderson (@BeckyCNN) September 15, 2021
According to senior journalist Hamid Mir, the Haqqanis are not a tribe, all the students of Haqqani Darul Uloom Akora Khattak are called Haqqanis, including Jalaluddin Haqqani who played a key role in the defeat of the Soviet Union in Afghanistan.
Just heard PM @ImranKhanPTI on @CNN he said Haqqani is a tribe in Afghanistan. It’s not a tribe.All students of Darool Alum Haqqania Akora Khattak KPK are called Haqqani’s including Jalaluddin Haqqani who played important role in the defeat of Soviet Union in Afghanistan.
— Hamid Mir (@HamidMirPAK) September 15, 2021
"Biden and Blinken are ignorant and the Haqqanis are the 'tribe' of Afghanistan," said journalist Talat Hussain.
Biden and Blinken are ignorant and clueless and Haqqani is a “tribe” in Afghanistan, PM Imran shares his wisdom and sharp grasp of Afghanistan with CNN.
