Mullah Yaqoob, the Taliban’s defense minister, said that the group should avoid arrogance and pride and respond to the legitimate will of the people. Yaqoob asked the Taliban leadership to preserve the Taliban political system.
The Taliban’s defense minister was speaking at a gathering on the 34th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan and emphasised that there is no alternative to the Taliban regime.
He stressed that the group must unite people around the Taliban political system.
The Taliban’s Defense Minister said that if someone does not want the current political system of the group, they should provide an example of what kind of system they want. However, he added that the people should support the Taliban regime.
Mullah Yaqoob stated that any front that wants to create instability should know that the people of Afghanistan are now awake.
He addressed the opponents of the Taliban and said that instead of threatening them, they should participate in the development of Afghanistan.
Amir Khan Muttaqi, the foreign minister of Taliban, too, addressed the gathering and said that the government of the Taliban has made significant progress in the country. He added that Afghanistan's soil has not been used against any country.
Referring to the concern of Afghanistan's neighbouring countries about the presence of ISIS in northern Afghanistan, Muttaqi said that these countries should not threaten the Taliban.
Muttaqi added that if an ISIS member is identified, he will be destroyed.
Mullah Yaqoob’s call to maintain the Taliban regime comes even as Sirajuddin Haqqani, the interior minister of the group, recently criticised the Taliban leadership.
Haqqani had said that the current situation of the Taliban regime is not acceptable and they should prevent monopolisation of power.
