Sirajuddin Haqqani appears before media for 1st time; attends Kabul police academy event

In his first-ever media appearance, Sirajuddin Haqqani - Taliban's Interior Minister and he of 'Haqqani (terror) network' attended police gruation ceremony at Kabul Police Acemy on Saturday. dressing event, Haqqani reminded police to treat people professionally as every citizen was protected under Taliban's amnesty, reported TOLO news. Haqqani - one of FBI's most wanted terrorists - carries a bounty of $10 million.

Haqqani appears in front of media

"You should treat people professionally and well according to amnesty decree. Islamic Emirate is not a threat to any country and will not face any threat from Afghanistan," said Haqqani. He also called on those who have left country to return assuring that y face no threat from Taliban, reported TOLO news. Amid severe backlash from West over curbing women's rights, he noted that a number of women h gruated from police acemy, ding that y will be assigned to work.

Who is Haqqani?

Sirajuddin Haqqani - hes 'Haqqani Network' which is primarily based in North Waziristan, Pakistan, and conducts cross-border operations into eastern Afghanistan and Kabul, as per US Director of national intelligence's site. Haqqani Network is responsible for high-profile attacks like - June 2011 assault on Kabul Intercontinental Hotel, suicide bombings—in 2008 and 2009—against Indian Embassy in Kabul and 2011 attack on US Embassy, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) hequarters, Afghan Presidential Palace in Kabul. Haqqani & his network has been designated as a terrorist in 2012 because of ir ties to Taliban and al-Qa‘ida. After Taliban took over Afghanistan, he was appointed as Interior Minister of Afghanistan - irking US. 

Taliban takes over Afghanistan

Taliban took over Afghanistan in a similar military attack on August 15, 2021 - after major cities like Kandahar, Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Jalalab and Lashkar Gah fell without resistance as US troops retreat after 20 years from war-torn Afghanistan. hasty withdrawal of US troops saw thousands of people attempting to flee from Afghanistan with several clinging to a departing US plane's wheels, leing to m falling to ir deaths. With Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Barar heing govt, regime has imposed strict rules in accordance to Sharia, curtailing women's rights, children's education, hunger, poverty and economic decline. Except China and Pakistan, or nations have refused to recognised Taliban-controlled govt.