In a long letter emailed to journalists on Wednesday, Taliban spokesperson told US President Donald Trump that its time to leave Afghanistan.
The letter, in English as well as Dari and Pashto, was written on behalf of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban’s spokesman, warns Trump that peace will be elusive as long as foreign troops are on Afghan soil, AP reported.
He reminds Trump that independence from foreign dominance is “the only asset” that an impoverished nation like Afghanistan truly has.
The four-page letter elaborated on Afghanistan’s history, its history of resisting foreign invasion and the reported corruption widespread in Afghanistan.