Taliban violated Doha accord by sheltering Zawahiri: Antony Blinken

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticized the Taliban for harboring al-Zawahiri.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that the Taliban had “grossly violated” the Doha Agreement by hosting and sheltering top al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.

The United States killed leader Zawahiri in an attack in Afghanistan over the weekend, President Joe Biden said on Monday, the biggest blow to the terrorist group since the 2011 killing of its founder Osama bin Laden.

“In the face of the Taliban’s reluctance or inability to comply with their commitments, we will continue to support the Afghan people with strong humanitarian aid and advocate for the protection of their human rights, especially those of women and girls,” Blinken said in a statement. . Statement.

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