When asked about the possibility of supporting the opponents of the Taliban (a terrorist organization banned in Russia) in the civil strife of Afghanistan, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby replied that the US military mission in this country has been completed.
"The US military mission in Afghanistan is over," Kirby replied to the question of whether the Americans can support the opponents of the Taliban, who intend to organize armed resistance in the Panjera Gorge and ask for help from the international community.
At the same time, he allowed targeted "over-the-horizon" operations to prevent terrorist threats to the United States.
"We are absolutely going to do this, but it is different than having a long-term military mission in Afghanistan," a Pentagon spokesman said.
On September 2, the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan reported the death of 350 Taliban as a result of four days of fighting for the Panjshir Valley.
It also became known that the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda (banned in Russia) has joined the Taliban movement in the fight against the resistance forces.
Earlier on Thursday, it was reported that the Taliban decided to launch a military operation against the resistance in Panjshir.
The day before, the Afghan ambassador to Tajikistan, Muhammad Zohir Agbar, said that the opponents of the Taliban movement in the Afghan province of Panjshir will resist to the end. According to the diplomat, protection does not mean waging war. He noted that the resistance in Panjshir is fighting for what they have achieved in recent years, for their rights and interests.
At that time, he also expressed an opinion similar to Dashti that resistance to the Taliban could spread to other provinces of the country. At the same time, he recalled that 25 years ago the Taliban captured almost the entire country, but they could not take Panjshir.
On August 31, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that the operation to evacuate people from Afghanistan was one of the most difficult in the country's history.
The day before, the Pentagon confirmed the departure of the last US Air Force aircraft from Kabul and the completion of the 20-year American mission in Afghanistan.
On August 15, the Taliban entered Kabul, then declared the "end of the war" in Afghanistan, calling it the "liberation" of the country, and raised the flag over the presidential palace. During the negotiations, they expressed their unwillingness to form a coalition government. The type of power and the form of government will be determined in the near future.
