China Calls Taliban’s Return To Power Historic Achievement

However, Haqqani immediately emphasised that "everyone's common goal is a stable and united Afghanistan”.

Sirajuddin Haqqani made these statements on Tuesday at a ceremony celebrating the second anniversary of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan.

The ministries of defence, interior and foreign affairs of the Taliban celebrated this day separately in Kabul.

Haqqani emphasised that the Taliban officials are not looking for government positions and they do not allow anyone to foment discord and corruption.

Despite the denial by many Taliban officials regarding differences among the group’s leaders, this is not the first time that Sirajuddin Haqqani has spoken about the rift and stated his concerns. Over the past few months, Haqqani had criticised the "monopoly of power" in the Taliban government.

In his speech he apparently pointed to the Taliban leaders and stressed that "our unity guarantees our survival”.

The Taliban’s interior minister also asked the international community to "choose engagement" instead of "creating problems" for the Taliban government.

He said that the Taliban defends the territory of Afghanistan, and he is not willing to accept "anyone's slavery”.

The Taliban's interior minister also emphasised that the Taliban have been forgiving and want unity after taking power in Afghanistan and stressed that "there is no excuse to wage war inside the country”.

Several other Taliban officials, including Shahabuddin Delawar, Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum; Abdul Salam Hanafi, Deputy Prime minister; and Mullah Khairullah Khairkhah, Minister of Information and Culture, held a separate celebration ceremony in Kabul.

The Taliban hasn't reacted to the AFF claims yet.

Afghanistan Freedom Front said that its fighters used "light and heavy weapons" in this attack.

The front added that its forces were not harmed during this operation.

AFF, which has recently increased its attacks on the Taliban, has released a video of the latest attack too.

Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) has too said that it will continue the armed resistance against the Taliban until the liberation of the country.

In a statement, referring to the behaviour of the Taliban over the past two years, especially the severe restrictions on women, the National Resistance Council for Salvation of Afghanistan said that unilateral engagement with the Taliban is against the will and interests of the Afghan people.

The council asked different countries "not to ignore the right of the people of [Afghanistan] and respect it”.

This council considered Afghanistan under the control of the Taliban as the center where there will be growth and re-emergence of terrorist groups and warned the international community about being indifferent to it.

The council also said that the Doha agreement has been "the main bedrock for the current pathetic situation" and should not be the focus of future political equations.

AFF, one of the active groups which reports of attacks against the Taliban, stated that the Taliban has imposed severe restrictions on Afghan women, displaced people forcefully from their homes and regions, and killed members of the security forces of the previous Afghan government.

"Now, the question is, by what criteria and mechanism is it possible to end the usurping rule of the barbaric and criminal Taliban group, except for justified defence and armed resistance,” the front asked.

According to reports, the number of ISIS members and their families has been estimated to be between 4,000 and 6,000.

According to a report by the UN experts released on Monday, the group known as the Islamic State or Daesh still commands between five and seven thousand members throughout its former base in Syria and Iraq.

In their report, these experts emphasised that ISIS fighters are the most serious terrorist threat in Afghanistan today.

UN experts said that despite the significant losses in the leadership of the ISIS group and the reduction of its activities in Syria and Iraq, there is still a risk of its resurgence. The report noted that ISIS has reshaped its strategy and adapted to local populations.

Based on ISIS's strategy, the group has been careful to choose battles that are likely to result in less casualties.

After winning the championship in Rotterdam, Netherlands, in a message, she dedicated her win to Afghan women.

Khudadadi won the first match with a decisive result of 32-2 against Busra Emire from Turkey; then she defeated Viktoriia Marchuk from Ukraine (18-9) and reached the final.

In the final, she faced Nurcihan Ekinci, another Turkish athlete. Although the match was tied 6-6; but Khudadadi won the European championship due to better performance and judges' votes.

In a message sent to Afghanistan International TV, Khudadadi said, "I shed tears throughout the distribution of medals and awards because I am a refugee and my country's flag was not present at the competition, nor was the national anthem of Afghanistan played at the competition hall.”

She was a former member of Afghanistan's national para taekwondo team and had represented her country in various national and international competitions and won several medals. On her X account, Khudadadi wrote, "I present this gold medal of the European Championship to all the brave girls and women of my country, Afghanistan."

Despite doubts about her participation in the Tokyo Paralympic games after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, Khudadadi managed to go to France with Hossein Rasouli and carry the Afghan flag at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics.

She is the first Afghan female athlete who was able to secure the Paralympic quota.

Zakia Khudadadi, who has a disability in her left hand and still does not have a French passport, said, "I am the first disabled Afghan woman to win a gold medal in the European Championship."