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 reg
arding any future 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 harm existing opportunities,” the statement said.
