The Taliban welcomed good diplomatic relations with all.
The Taliban celebrated their complete return to power in Afghanistan on Tuesday with gunfire as US troops withdrew from the war-torn country after two decades of war. The US military forces completed its withdrawal on August 30 around midnight by abandoning Kabul airport.
The Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid congratulated Afghans on their victory. "Congratulations to Afghanistan,,, this victory belongs to us all," the top Taliban spokesman said from the runway of Kabul airport. He added that they want to have good diplomatic relations with the US and the world. He repeated that the Taliban forces would be "gentle and nice" and promised a more tolerant rule as compared with their previous infamous rule of 1996-2001.
The head of the US Central Command, Marine General Frank McKenzie, announced the withdrawal at a Pentagon news briefing on Monday. US President Joe Biden had set a deadline of August 31 for complete withdrawal. Accordingly, C-17 military transport was the last flight to take off from Hamid Karzai International Airport one minute before midnight Kabul time, said McKenzie.
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