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Trump’s News Biden Afghanistan disaster

Taliban Declare War Is Over: Claim Victory

from Kabul Airport Tarmac

Taliban fighters stood on Kabul international airport's tarmac Tuesday morning
and declared victory just hours after the final U.S. troop withdrawal brought the

curtain down on America's longest war.
by Joseph Clark

C l a d i n c a p t u r e d nation of 38 million fighters shouted: “God is they wrapped up the two-
American camouflage people to return to work the greatest!” week evacuation of the
uniforms, the Taliban and reiterated the Ta l i b a n - c o n t r o l l e d
envoys grinned broadly Taliban pledge offering a Mujahid later told state country.
while holding weapons g e n e r a l a m n e s t y. television restarting
a n d a s s o r t e d “People have to be operations at the airport He said the Pentagon,
sophisticated military patient,” he said. “Slowly remains a priority, AFP which built up a force of
paraphenalia left behind we will get everything reported. nearly 6,000 troops to
by allied forces as they back to normal. It will occupy and operate
declared to the world take time.” “Our technical team will Kabul's Hamid Karzai
Afghanistan is now b e c h e c k i n g t h e International Airport
under their total control. Taliban spokesman technical and logistical when the airlift began on
Zabihullah Mujahid needs of the airport,” he August 14, left behind
“Afghanistan is finally warned the world to said. “If we are able to fix a r o u n d 7 0 M R A P
free,” Hekmatullah tread carefully in its everything on our own, a r m o u r e d t a c t i c a l
Wasiq, a top Taliban dealings with the newly then we won't need any vehicles — which can
o f f i c i a l , t o l d t h e claimed Islamic emirate. help. If there is need for cost up to $1 million
Associated Press on the technical or logistics help apiece — that it disabled
tarmac. “The military and “I hope you be very to repair the destruction, before leaving, and 27
civilian side (of the cautious in dealing with then we might ask help Humvees.
airport) are with us and in the nation,” he said. “Our f r o m Q a t a r o r
control. Hopefully, we nation has suffered war Turkey.”Earlier Central The system that helped
will be announcing our and invasion and the Command head General fend off a five-rocket
Cabinet. Everything is people do not have more Kenneth McKenzie said barrage from the Islamic
peaceful. Everything is tolerance.” 7 3 a i r c r a f t w e r e State group on Monday
safe.” “demilitarised,” or was also rendered
At the end of his rendered useless, by useless by departing
Wasiq also urged the remarks, the Badri departing U.S. troops as U.S. forces.