Taliban warns India against playing military role in Afghanistan

Team Udayavani, Aug 14, 2021, 12:00 PM IST

The Taliban on Saturday warned India against playing any military role in Afghanistan saying that it won’t be good for them. It however appreciated India’s humanitarian and developmental efforts in Afghanistan.

News agency ANI quoted Qatar-based spokesperson of Taliban Suhail Shaheen as saying, “If they (India) come to Afghanistan militarily and have their presence. I think that will not be good for them, they have seen the fate of military presence in Afghanistan of other countries. So it is an open book for them. And about their help to the Afghan people or national projects, I think that is something which is appreciated.

They (India) have been helping the Afghan people or national projects. They did it in the past. I think that is something which is appreciated.”

Meanwhile, the Taliban have captured much of northern, western and southern Afghanistan in recent weeks, leaving the Western-backed government in control of a smattering of provinces in the centre and east, as well as the capital, Kabul, and the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif.