Taliban Condemns Last Postponement of NATO Mission by UN
KABUL: (MEP) – In the recent the Taliban group in Afghanistan strongly condemned extension of NATO mandate by United Nations Security Council until the end of 2014.
A statement released by Taliban in response to the extension of NATO mandate in Afghanistan said, “Regretfully, the United Nations Security Council on Thursday extended the mandate of NATO mission in Afghanistan to continue the occupation of this country, spill the blood of Afghans, killings, vexing, bombardment, raids and savagery for another year.”
In reaction to the extension of the NATO mandate, Taliban said, “We strongly condemn the decision of the United Nations Security Council which extended the mandate of foreign NATO invaders to continue the occupation and killings in Afghanistan for one year.”
The statement further added, “Just as everyone of is aware that for the past 12 years, foreign invaders and especially NATO have been oppressing our countrymen, bombing their homes, unlawfully detaining, torturing and vexing people and have carried out various war crimes therefore the decision of the United Nations to extend the mission of the criminal NATO in Afghanistan for another year means that this organization will be directly responsible and involved in the future crimes of NATO and other foreigners due to them providing the approval.”
Taliban also rejected that Afghanistan was a threat to the world. “Afghanistan is not a threat and danger to anyone. Our history proves that problems have not been created for other nations from our soil but rather it is others who have aggressed against us from time to time and have forced us into resisting in our own soil,” Taliban said, Khaama press reported.
Taliban in its statement also added, “The foreign invaders which have aggressed against us under whatever cover and title have not been able to break the self-determination of our people nor have they achieved anything in the past twelve years hence the NATO invading forces will also not reach their selfish goals by extending their mission for another year.
Without a doubt, the losses of NATO and other foreigners will only increase here and their troops shall continue to live under our unrelenting strikes.”
Taliban said, “We all free nations especially the Muslims of the world to condemn this step of the United Nations and to actively support the legal demands of the oppressed Afghans.”
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday voted unanimously to extend the mission mandate of the NATO-led coalition security forces in Afghanistan.
The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mandate was extended until Dec. 31, 2014, the final day for transferring full security responsibility to the Afghan government.
