4 minutes agoBiden: I don't think the Taliban have changed.
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)The president of the United States, Joe Biden, said he does not believe the Taliban have changed and that, according to him, they are now going through a non-x0 existential crisis” regarding whether they want legitimacy on the world stage after taking power in Afghanistan. When asked in the interview on ABC, which was broadcast in 19 [...]
When asked in an interview for ABC, which was aired on August 19th, "If he believes the Taliban have changed, President Biden replied: “
I think they're going through a existential crisis over whether they want to be recognised by the international community as legitimate government. I don't think they want that”, Biden said.
Western powers are facing the decision of whether to deal with the Taliban, who have fought them for almost 20 years after militants on August 15th took control of Kabul, following a swift military offensive, where they took control of most Afghan provinces. Taking control of Afghanistan by the Taliban has raised fears that the fundamentalist group will restore brutal leadership.
Taliban leaders have said that they want peace and a sweeping government in Soyas of Islamic principles. They have also pledged that they will not retaliate against opponents and respect women's rights based on Islamic law.
American President Biden said the threat from al-Qaeda and related organisations “is greater in other parts of the world than in Afghanistan”, adding that the world cannot ignore “problems on the horizon” that represent Al-Qaeda collaborators in Syria and East Africa, where he said the threat to the United States “is evidently greater”.
Beden was also asked about concerns about the treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan, and he said the military force is not the answer to the issue.
The idea of us being able to fix the women's rights issue worldwide through military force is not rational. There are many countries in the world where women are oppressed. The way we have to deal with this issue is to put economic, diplomatic and international pressure on them so that they can change behavior”, Biden said.
Under the Sheriat Law, which the Taliban imposed when they led Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, women and girls were banned from schooling and employment.
Likewise, women and girls were obliged to cover themselves in public appearance, and they could not leave home without the company of a male relative.
On August 18th, Biden also said that American forces could stay in Kabul even beyond August 312, which is the date American troops should withdraw from Afghanistan. The longest stay in Kabul can happen in order to evacuate all American citizens.
