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August 22nd, 2017 
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nsnbc : Afghanistan’s Taliban responded to U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of the new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan and South Asia by vowing relentless fight against the occupation.
Stressing the Afghanistan is occupied by foreign forces, the Afghan Taliban issued a statement saying Washington was supposed to think about the withdrawal of its forces from the country rather than opting to continue the war.
In its statement, the Taliban also stressed that the group will continue its relentless fight as long as the foreign forces have a presence in Afghanistan and the American leaders prefer the strategy of war.
U.S. President Donald Trump, on Monday, unveiled the new strategy of the United States for Afghanistan and South Asia. He said his original instinct was to pull out however he said after detailed study of the situation he arrived at three fundamental conclusions.
“First, our nation must seek an honorable and enduring outcome worthy of the tremendous sacrifices that have been made, especially the sacrifices of lives. The men and women who serve our nation in combat deserve a plan for victory. They deserve the tools they need, and the trust they have earned, to fight and to win,” he said.
President Trump further added “Second, the consequences of a rapid exit are both predictable and unacceptable. 9/11, the worst terrorist attack in our history, was planned and directed from Afghanistan because that country was ruled by a government that gave comfort and shelter to terrorists. A hasty withdrawal would create a vacuum that terrorists, including ISIS and al Qaeda, would instantly fill, just as happened before September 11th.”
Ironically, during his election campaign Trump didn’t merely say the war in Afghanistan was a total failure. Trump also won many progressive and young votes when he promise that he claimed he knew who really was behind the events on September 11, 2001, and that he would reveal who the real perpetrators were. Less than half of Americans today, believe the “official narrative” about 9/11 and Trump tapped right into that voter potential.
Trump also said “Third and finally, I concluded that the security threats we face in Afghanistan and the broader region are immense. Today, 20 U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organizations are active in Afghanistan and Pakistan — the highest concentration in any region anywhere in the world.”
Trump did not mention the United States perceived need to contain Iran, China as well as Russian in Afghanistan, nor did he mention Afghanistan’s resources. With lithium becoming an increasingly coveted mineral, the USA and China are both equally interested in Afghanistan’s lithium reserves which are among the world’s largest. Trump did, however, mention Pakistan’s negative influence in the region as well as in Afghanistan.
CH/L – nsnbc 22.08.2017
Source Article from https://nsnbc.me/2017/08/22/taliban-vows-relentless-fight-as-trump-unveils-new-u-s-afghanistan-strategy/
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