Taliban condemn blacklisting of Haqqani Network leaders by US
KABUL: (MEP) – The Taliban militants group in Afghanistan condemned the US act for designating three Haqqani Network leaders as global terrorists and freezing their assets.
Taliban group spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, following a statement, said the blacklisting of the Haqqani Network leaders signifies the failure of US military in Afghanistan.
“We condemn this ineffective and theatrical blacklisting by America on top of which we also believe it to be an illustration of the abject failure and defeat of America as it is absolutely obvious that no Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate either have trade relationships with America nor any accounts in their interest plagued banks which could be effected by these superficial seizures,” Mujahid said in a statement which was released late on Thursday.
He said, “The reality is that America has lost militarily in Afghanistan and now wants to atone this military defeat with petty propaganda war.”
Mujahid also added, “The defeated Americans must realize that the Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate take pride in having their names included in such blacklists while those Mujahideen who were blacklisted by America a few years ago have been at the forefront of fighting the invaders and have dealt them a heavy blow militarily.”
The US Treasury Department officials, said the assets belonging to three suspected militants having links with the Haqqani Network, were frozen within the US jurisdiction.
The suspected individuals include Saidullah Jan, Yahya Haqqani and Muhammad Omar Zadran who were named “specially designated global terrorists.”
Haqqani Network was officially designated as a “foreign terrorist organization” by the US State Department in September 2012.
The Network is blamed for fueling violence in Afghanistan and the network has been accused for string deadly attacks in capital Kabul and other provinces of Afghanistan.
