US President Biden implies that the Taliban helps to remove Al Qaeda

On the thirtieth of June, US President Joe Biden, in an ‘off-the-cuff’ comment admitted that Washington is getting assist from Afghanistan’s Taliban to ‘end’ the specter of Al-Qaeda. 

Biden made this open admission whereas addressing a Press Conference on Supreme Court’s choice to dam his authorities’s pupil debt aid program. He made the feedback when a reporter requested whether or not he admitted that any mistake was dedicated through the Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021 or not. 

The reporter stated {that a} report stated that there have been failures and errors in withdrawal from Afghanistan, and requested whether or not the president admits to the identical. Responding to this, Biden argued that the proof claimed in any other case and said that the Taliban helps the US in its battle in opposition to Al-Qaeda. 

The White House transcript quoted Biden saying, “No, no. All the evidence is coming back. Do you remember what I said about Afghanistan? I said al Qaeda would not be there. I said it wouldn’t be there. I said we’d get help from the Taliban. What’s happening now? What’s going on? Read your press. I was right.”

With these feedback, President Biden instantly implied that the Taliban administration in Afghanistan helps the US to battle in opposition to Al Qaeda.

Apparently, this admission of assist from the Taliban in ending the fear module of Al-Qaeda is in stark opposition to a UN report that was launched final month. The report categorically highlighted that the Taliban has been sustaining “strong and symbiotic” ties with Al-Qaeda.

The UN report additionally asserted that Al-Qaeda “is rebuilding operational capability” on Afghan soil. Furthermore, the UN report alerted concerning the rising risk of terrorism within the area. The report said that each Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State’s Afghan affiliate ISKP are rising considerably in numbers and capabilities because of the absence of US or Western forces within the nation.

It said that “the link between the Taliban and both Al-Qaeda and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) remains strong and symbiotic. A range of terrorist groups has greater freedom of manoeuvre under the Taliban de facto authorities. They are making good use of this, and the threat of terrorism is rising in both Afghanistan and the region.”

Taliban flaunts Biden’s comment as its certificates

Joe Biden’s comment claiming that the Taliban helps them to finish the fear infrastructure of Al-Qaeda was shortly utilized by the Taliban regime in Afghanistan to certify itself. 

Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs hailed Biden’s comment including that the Islamic Emirate considers the remarks about “the non-existence of armed groups in Afghanistan as an acknowledgement of reality.”

The Ministry stated, “We consider remarks by US President Joe Biden about the non-existence of armed groups in Afghanistan as an acknowledgement of reality. It refutes the recent report by the UN Sanctions Monitoring Team alleging the presence & operation of over twenty armed groups in Afghanistan.”

The colossal failure: Troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021

It is necessary to notice {that a} latest US State Department report held each Trump and Biden administrations answerable for the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, again in 2021. 

The report criticised the dealing with of the 2021 evacuation from Afghanistan by each the Biden and Trump administrations. It famous that the troop withdrawal had “serious consequences for the viability” and safety of the previous U.S.-backed Ashraf Ghani authorities in Afghanistan.

Without explicitly mentioning his title, the report additionally mirrored adversely on the Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. 

The report learn, “Naming a 7th-floor principal … would have improved coordination across different lines of effort.” 

It is necessary to notice right here that the seven flooring has workplaces of the State Department together with that of Blinken and different senior diplomats have workplaces.