Americans need to leave: Taliban fighter warns US journalist
- The Taliban fighter said that America has already spent enough time in Afghanistan
- The citizens of Afghanistan should not worry about the militant group's occupation in the nation, he said
- Citizens of Afghanistan said that they fear for their safety and are uncertain of their homeland's future
In a recent development, a Taliban fighter warned CNN chief
international correspondent Clarissa Ward on Sunday when asked about the group’s
message for the United States.
“America already spent enough time in
Afghanistan,” he said. “They need to leave, they already lost lots of
time and lots of money.”
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The fighter told Ward “everything is under
control” and said the citizens of Afghanistan should not worry about the
militant group’s occupation in the nation.
On Sunday, Taliban overtook Kabul after a stunningly quick
rise following President Joe Biden’s decision to remove US troops from the
country and end the nation’s longest war.
It served as a humiliation to the US presence in the country
and has opened Biden up to furious criticism. It has also raised real concerns
about the future for Afghanistan’s women.
Currently, Taliban forces are guarding the presidential
complex in Kabul and a growing sense of uncertainty and dread are filling the
streets.
“They just told me to stand to the side because I’m a
woman,” Ward said. She pointed her head downward during her report and
wore a head covering.
Speaking to Ward, Afghan citizens said that they fear for
their safety and are uncertain of their homeland’s future under the Taliban’s
rule.
Also read: American woman reporter dons hijab as Taliban takes over Afghanistan
“I can’t predict even seconds right now or even minutes
right now,” a person told Ward. “So that’s why I don’t know what will
happen tomorrow.”
Clarissa Ward, the CNN chief international correspondent, was clad in a hijab while reporting from Kabul on Monday morning. This came the day after the Taliban took over the capital.
In her ‘New Day’ report, she showed how the city has witnessed some dramatic changes in the last 24 hours.
“This is a sight I honestly thought I would never see,” Ward said. “Scores of Taliban fighters, and just behind us, the U.S. Embassy compound.”
Biden said in an announcement on Saturday that the US would
send 1,000 more troops to Afghanistan to assist with evacuating US personnel
following Taliban advances.
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