Published 22:55 IST, October 11th 2019
Taliban spokesperson welcomes US Prez's idea of retracting the troops
Suhail Shaheen, the spokesman of Taliban, supports Prez Trump's idea to bring US troops home from Afghanistan as the soldiers have been in Afghan for 19 years
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Suhail Shaheen, spokesman of Taliban political office in Qatar, is apparently following US President Donald Trump's comments as he tweeted about US President's recent speech at a rally in Minneapolis where President called to bring American troops home from Afghanistan. On October 10, President Trump claimed that American soldiers have been in Afghanistan for almost 19 years and that “it's time to bring m home”. US leer h also declared last month that talks between an American peace envoy and insurgents were de.
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'Worst decision'
A few hours before President Erdogan anunced launch of military operation, President of United States, Donald Trump took on Twitter to declare that US involvement in middle-east was “worst decision ever” me in history. Furrmore, going into disputed area has “endless wars” and ”slow and careful” retraction of US troops from Syria has at least ended wars for his country. However, Donald Trump's decision has also been heavily criticized by or US leers as Syrian Kurds h supported America in ir fight against IS militants.
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Trump faces criticism
As soon as President Trump anunced dislocation of US troops, President h to face heavy criticism from many leers. While Speaker Nancy Pelosi called it a “foolish attempt”, Senator Bob Casey also feels that turning backs on ir time of need is, in turn, going to make United States unsafe. Senator Lindsay Graham said that US will introduce bipartisan sanctions against Turkey if y are planning to inve Syria. retired Army general who also heed Central Command's military operations, Joesph Votel also said that sudden change in policy this week has broken trust at “most crucial juncture and leaves our partners” with limited options. A Syria scholar at Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Jonathan Schanzer said that he is “alarmed” by decision of retracting US troops from Syrian border.
(With inputs from AP)
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20:23 IST, October 11th 2019