Taliban warns of consequences for US drones flying in Afghan airspace

The Taliban movement appealed to all countries, especially the United States, to treat Afghanistan in the light of international rights, laws and obligations in order to avoid any negative consequences

Today, Wednesday, the Taliban movement warned of the consequences if the United States did not stop the launch of drones in Afghan airspace, while the movement confirmed that it would apply the constitution of the monarchy temporarily.

The Taliban said in a statement on Twitter, "The United States, by operating these aircraft in Afghanistan, violated all international rights and laws, as well as a commitment it made to the Taliban in Doha, State of Qatar."

The movement called on all countries, especially the United States, to treat Afghanistan in the light of international rights, laws and obligations in order to avoid any negative consequences, according to the statement.

Zabihullah Mujahid, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Information in the Afghan caretaker government, said that US drones recently entered the Afghan airspace, which he considered a violation of international rules and what Washington pledged in Doha.

Zabihullah denounced what he called the violation of Afghanistan's territorial integrity, calling on Washington to show respect towards Afghanistan, in order to prevent any bad consequences for the United States in the future, as he put it.

On the other hand, the Minister of Justice in the Afghan caretaker government, Abdul Hakim Sharia, announced that the Taliban movement will implement the constitution of the monarchy for a temporary period, with the exception of what contradicts Islamic Sharia, in order to fill what it considers a vacuum pending the adoption of a new constitution.

Temporary application

A statement published by the Ministry of Justice on its Facebook page - after a meeting between Sharia and the Chinese ambassador in Kabul Wang Yu - said that "the Islamic Emirate will implement the constitutional law of King Muhammad Zahir Shah for a temporary period, without applying any content that contradicts Islamic law and the principles of the Islamic Emirate." ".

For his part, a spokesman for the movement's political bureau, Suhail Shaheen, said that the decision to adopt this constitution - which dates back to 1964 - "came to fill the current vacuum awaiting the drafting of a new constitution that takes into account the rights of women and men," he said.

Shaheen indicated that Taliban leader Hebatullah Akhundzadeh will not enjoy the powers of the king stipulated in the interim constitution.

The Basic Law of 1964 - which was issued at the initiative of King Muhammad Zahir Shah a year after he came to power - established a constitutional monarchy until the king was overthrown in 1973, and this constitution helped promote women's participation in political life.

An interview with Al-Qahtani

On the other hand, Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaki held talks in Kabul with Mutlaq Al-Qahtani, the Special Representative of the Qatari Foreign Minister, on bilateral relations between the two countries.

A spokesman for the Afghan Foreign Ministry said - in a tweet via Twitter - that Mottaki thanked the State of Qatar for its efforts in providing humanitarian aid to his country, and indicated that the Qatari official confirmed the freedom of movement of Afghans and foreigners in the country.