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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...uences-drones-enter-Afghanistan-airspace.html
The Taliban has warned the US it will face ‘consequences’ if it does not stop flying drones over Afghan airspace.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the group’s chief spokesman, accused Washington of violating a peace deal it signed in Qatar by continuing drone patrols over the country.
‘We call on all countries, especially United States, to treat Afghanistan in light of international rights, laws and commitments … in order to prevent any negative consequences,’ a statement posted on Twitter added.
American forces fully withdrew from Afghanistan on August 30, handing control of the country back to the Taliban after the government which it spent 20 years and trillions of dollars constructing imploded within a matter of weeks.
But President Biden vowed to maintain ‘over-the-horizon’ capability in Afghanistan, allowing the US to strike terrorist targets within the country.
That means drones are still flying within Afghan airspace, which Mujahid said violates international laws and should stop.
He did not make it clear what he meant by ‘negative consequences’ if the drone flights are allowed to continue.
The continued presence of American drones in Afghanistan has already become mired in controversy after a strike on August 29 which the US said targeted ISIS-K bombers preparing an attack on Kabul airport actually blew up a family-of-10.
The strike in Kabul – one of the US military’s last acts before its withdrawal – did not kill a single terrorist, senior US general Frank McKenzie has since admitted.
Having originally described the strike as ‘righteous’, McKenzie was forced to admit that it had actually been ‘a tragic mistake’.
Rather than killing a bloodthirsty terrorist, the strike had actually killed an aid worker…
The Taliban has warned the US it will face ‘consequences’ if it does not stop flying drones over Afghan airspace.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the group’s chief spokesman, accused Washington of violating a peace deal it signed in Qatar by continuing drone patrols over the country.
‘We call on all countries, especially United States, to treat Afghanistan in light of international rights, laws and commitments … in order to prevent any negative consequences,’ a statement posted on Twitter added.
American forces fully withdrew from Afghanistan on August 30, handing control of the country back to the Taliban after the government which it spent 20 years and trillions of dollars constructing imploded within a matter of weeks.
But President Biden vowed to maintain ‘over-the-horizon’ capability in Afghanistan, allowing the US to strike terrorist targets within the country.
That means drones are still flying within Afghan airspace, which Mujahid said violates international laws and should stop.
He did not make it clear what he meant by ‘negative consequences’ if the drone flights are allowed to continue.
The continued presence of American drones in Afghanistan has already become mired in controversy after a strike on August 29 which the US said targeted ISIS-K bombers preparing an attack on Kabul airport actually blew up a family-of-10.
The strike in Kabul – one of the US military’s last acts before its withdrawal – did not kill a single terrorist, senior US general Frank McKenzie has since admitted.
Having originally described the strike as ‘righteous’, McKenzie was forced to admit that it had actually been ‘a tragic mistake’.
Rather than killing a bloodthirsty terrorist, the strike had actually killed an aid worker…
