- As the evacuation of personnel from Afghanistan continues, the United States will continue to rely on Taliban security at Kabul Airport.
- Joe Biden and a senior U.S. general confirmed the continued partnership after a series of Islamic State terrorist attacks on Thursday.
- “They are not a group we trust,” Jen Psaki said. “But it is also a reality that the Taliban control large areas of Afghanistan.”
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The United States will continue to rely on Taliban security personnel at Kabul Airport, as two personnel associated with ISIS-K continue to evacuate Afghanistan There was an explosion near the airport on Thursday, killing people There are at least 12 American soldiers and many Afghans.
President Joe Biden and Admiral Kenneth F. Mackenzie Jr., the top commander of the U.S. Central Command, respectively confirmed the continued coordination on Thursday. Press conference.
Administration Attributed to a deadly explosion arrive Islamic State branch in Afghanistan ISIS-K, The organization claimed responsibility for the attack on Thursday night.
“The threat from ISIS is very real,” McKenzie said. “We believe this is their wish Continue those attacks, We expect these attacks to continue. “
General and President Joe Biden said that the United States is taking steps to safely continue the evacuation. Of American citizens and Afghan allies left the country before the August 31 deadline.
Mackenzie added: “This includes contacting the Taliban, who actually provide security for the cordon outside the airport, to make sure they know what we want them to do to protect us.”
Despite being on the opposite side of the 20-year war in the region, the United States and the Taliban found themselves facing a common enemy after the Islamic State attack on Thursday.
The Taliban and ISIS-K are mortal enemies and have been fighting for years. Experts said that the Islamic State affiliates believe that the Taliban’s attitude towards Islam is not pious enough and is interested in launching attacks to create chaos for the newly controlled Taliban. John Haltiwanger of Insider.
Officials said they believed that a fatal explosion that occurred on Thursday occurred at a security gate monitored by the US military because the attackers could have passed through a checkpoint controlled by the Taliban. But Mackenzie said that there is no sign that the Taliban allowed Thursday’s attack, and that the organization and the United States have a “common goal” to withdraw US troops from the country within the next five days.
He said: “As long as we maintain this common goal, it is useful to work with them.” “They have reduced some of our safety issues, and they are very helpful for future work.”
But at a press conference on Thursday evening, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki clarified that the Taliban are not friends of the United States.
“They are not a group we trust,” she said. “But it is also a reality that the Taliban control large areas of Afghanistan.”
She said that future cooperation with the organization is necessary, and attributed the working relationship between the United States and the Taliban to the successful evacuation of more than 100,000 people so far.
