Kabul : Taliban has promised plots of land to relatives of suicide bombers who attacked US and Afghan soldiers, in a provocative gesture that seems to run counter to their efforts to court international support.
Acting Interior Minister of Taliban Sirajuddin Haqqani, offered a reward to dozens of family members of the bombers who had gathered at a hotel in Kabul, interior Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khosti tweeted on Tuesday.
Addressing the gathering on Monday evening, Haqqani praised the sacrifices of “martyrs and Fedeeen”, referring to the fighters killed in the suicide attacks, Khosti tweeted. Haqqani called him a “hero of Islam and the country”, according to the spokesman. At the end of the meeting, he distributed 10,000 afghani ($112) per family and promised a piece of land to each.
Khosti posted a photo of HaqqaniHis face blurred as he hugged relatives in the packed auditorium.
The incident comes as the Taliban attempts to open diplomatic channels with an international community that is reluctant to formally recognize their rule in Afghanistan. High-profile Taliban meetings with foreign officials have focused on getting aid to poor Afghans United Nations Predicts that virtually the entire population will go into poverty due to severe economic crisis.
The promise of rewards for the suicide bombings indicates conflicting perspectives within the Taliban leadership. They are trying to position themselves as responsible rulers, promising security for all and condemning suicide attacks by their rivals, the terrorist. Islamic State Group. On the other hand, when it comes to his followers he admires this kind of strategy.
The Taliban cannot afford to isolate the US, which has pooled billions of dollars of Afghan assets in US accounts in line with international sanctions protocols. International monetary organizations withheld disbursements, equivalent to 75% of the previous government’s spending.
At the same time, the Taliban cannot afford to lose their hardline base, especially in the wake of the growing IS threat.
Suicide bombings and roadside explosives were tactics used by the Taliban to dismantle Afghan and US forces during their 20-year insurgency.
The international community has accepted the Taliban’s request with conditions, especially with regard to the treatment of women and girls.
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Associated Press writer Rahim Faiz in Istanbul contributed.
Acting Interior Minister of Taliban Sirajuddin Haqqani, offered a reward to dozens of family members of the bombers who had gathered at a hotel in Kabul, interior Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khosti tweeted on Tuesday.
Addressing the gathering on Monday evening, Haqqani praised the sacrifices of “martyrs and Fedeeen”, referring to the fighters killed in the suicide attacks, Khosti tweeted. Haqqani called him a “hero of Islam and the country”, according to the spokesman. At the end of the meeting, he distributed 10,000 afghani ($112) per family and promised a piece of land to each.
Khosti posted a photo of HaqqaniHis face blurred as he hugged relatives in the packed auditorium.
The incident comes as the Taliban attempts to open diplomatic channels with an international community that is reluctant to formally recognize their rule in Afghanistan. High-profile Taliban meetings with foreign officials have focused on getting aid to poor Afghans United Nations Predicts that virtually the entire population will go into poverty due to severe economic crisis.
The promise of rewards for the suicide bombings indicates conflicting perspectives within the Taliban leadership. They are trying to position themselves as responsible rulers, promising security for all and condemning suicide attacks by their rivals, the terrorist. Islamic State Group. On the other hand, when it comes to his followers he admires this kind of strategy.
The Taliban cannot afford to isolate the US, which has pooled billions of dollars of Afghan assets in US accounts in line with international sanctions protocols. International monetary organizations withheld disbursements, equivalent to 75% of the previous government’s spending.
At the same time, the Taliban cannot afford to lose their hardline base, especially in the wake of the growing IS threat.
Suicide bombings and roadside explosives were tactics used by the Taliban to dismantle Afghan and US forces during their 20-year insurgency.
The international community has accepted the Taliban’s request with conditions, especially with regard to the treatment of women and girls.
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Associated Press writer Rahim Faiz in Istanbul contributed.
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