Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the United States' military invasion of Afghanistan, the Taliban government condemned the event. Taliban deputy spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat described the date as "a black day in Afghanistan's history."
In a message on the social media platform X on Wednesday, Fitrat wrote that the Afghan struggle against the US military presence proved that the people of Afghanistan will not bow to any foreign occupation. He added that the subsequent 20-year war killed thousands of Afghans and resulted in the injury, imprisonment, and displacement of countless others.
The Taliban deputy spokesperson stated that his group resisted what he termed "the occupation" throughout the two decades of foreign military presence and ultimately succeeded in ending it.
He also warned that any country intending to occupy Afghanistan in the future would face the "resistance and struggle of the Afghan people." According to Fitrat, Afghans will not surrender to foreign intervention and occupation and will defend their country's independence.
The United States began its military operation on October 7, 2001, following the September 11 attacks, with the goal of combating the al-Qaeda terrorist network and overthrowing the Taliban regime. The first Taliban regime fell weeks after the invasion began, but the war between the Taliban and US-led forces continued for nearly two decades, concluding with the full withdrawal of American troops on August 30, 2021.
Source: Zarin TV
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