Taliban Foreign Minister Acknowledges Repression of Opponents, Reacts to Political Rivals
In a video clip published by the Taliban intelligence agency, Amir Khan Muttaqi, Taliban Foreign Minister, has acknowledged the suppression of Taliban's opposition forces. Muttaqi said that the group has suppressed their enemies from Badakhshan to Herat, in a matter of hours.
The foreign minister of the Taliban stressed that the crackdowns indicated the "favour of God, the cooperation of the nation, and the sacrifice of the young" members of the Taliban.
The Taliban foreign minister reacted to the formation of new political groups outside Afghanistan too. He accused these groups of being servants of foreign elements in return for financial support.
Many Afghan politicians have announced the formation of new political coalitions in recent weeks.
Among others, Afghanistan Justice and Freedom party, led by former vice-president, Sarwar Danesh, has announced to work towards establishing a federal system in Afghanistan.
Earlier, Afghanistan National Movement for Peace and Justice announced its formation with the leadership of former foreign minister, Mohammad Hanif Atmar, and Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai, the former chief peace negotiator of Afghanistan with the Taliban.
Muttaqi clearly pointed out to the new groups and said, "Serving others was not useful before and will not be useful now."
He called on Afghan politicians to return to Afghanistan and live under the Taliban regime which he called “the shadow of honour and dignity".
