• Taliban: US killing of Zawahiri was a violation of the Doha Accord

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    Taliban: US killing of Zawahiri was a violation of the Doha Accord




     Digital Desk: The ruling Taliban
    administration in Afghanistan referred to the death of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman
    al-Zawahiri in Kabul, Afghanistan, in its initial statement as a "clear
    violation" of the Doha Agreement between the organisation and the United
    States of America.



     



    Zabiullah Mujahid, a spokesperson
    for the regime, issued a statement in Pashto that read, "The Islamic
    Emirate (of Afghanistan) condemns this attack in the harshest possible terms
    and deems it a clear breach of international standards and the Doha
    Agreement."



     



    Mujahid, the deputy minister of
    information and culture in Afghanistan under the present administration led by
    an Islamist group, also issued a warning to Washington regarding any upcoming
    operations of a similar nature on Afghan land.



    "The conduct goes against the
    interests of Afghanistan and the United States of America. Any repeat in the
    future could undermine current chances," the statement said.



     



    After Osama bin Laden was killed by US Navy Seals in
    Abbottabad, Pakistan, in May 2011, Zawahiri, an Egyptian national aged 71, took
    over as the leader of al-Qaeda. His own demise occurred in a home held by
    Sirajuddin Haqqani, a major Taliban figure and Afghanistan's interior minister.



     



    Zawahiri's assassination operation was carried out on July
    30, but US President Joe Biden didn't disclose it until Monday night (local
    time) in a speech to the country from the White House. Biden stressed in his
    remarks, among other things, that no civilians were hurt during the attack,
    including the terrorist leader's family.