US confirms receiving open letter of Afghan Taliban

WASHINGTON: Confirming open letter to President Donald Trump from Afghan Taliban, US State Department believes the situation in Afghanistan was a result of the Taliban themselves.
In a news briefing, State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert confirmed receiving Taliban’s open letter to US President and said, “What is going on in Afghanistan is a result of the Taliban.”
Reply to a question about withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, the spokesperson said, “There are a lot of various options on the table that the U.S. government is considering as it reviews its Afghan policy.”
In an open letter to US President Donald Trump, Afghan Taliban asked US to withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan. The letter says, “The war situation in Afghanistan is far worse than you realize!”, adding that the only reason preventing Taliban from seizing major cities is the fear of massive civilian casualties.
According to Reuters, the decision to address Trump directly was purposefully timed to coincide with the US president’s options on US policy in Afghanistan.
In a detailed letter written in English-language, the Taliban said, “Previous experiences have shown that sending more troops to Afghanistan will not result in anything other than further destruction of American military and economical might.”
Calling the Afghan government as ‘stooges’ and “lying, corrupt leaders”, the letter said that they were providing a false picture of the military situation in Afghanistan.
The Taliban in Afghanistan intending to restore Islamic rule have been waging a violent insurgency against the Western-backed Afghan government.
“Everyone now understands that the main driver of war in Afghanistan is foreign occupation,” the Taliban letter elaborated.
“The Afghans have no ill-intention towards the Americans or any other nation around the world but if anyone violates their sanctums then they are mighty proficient at beating and defeating the transgressors.”