On US airstrikes in aid of Afghan forces, Taliban says violation of signed agreement will have consequences

Confirming US airstrikes in Kandahar to support Afghan government forces, a Taliban spokesperson said the action, which was in violation of the signed agreement, would have consequences.

The Taliban has termed the US airstrikes to support Afghan government forces in Kandahar and Helmand provinces as a "violation of the signed agreement that will have consequences”. In a statement on Saturday, a Taliban spokesperson said, “American occupation forces carried out airstrikes in Kandahar and Helmand provinces of Afghanistan on Thursday night, which has caused casualties to civilians and some Mujahideen. The Islamic Emirate condemns these barbaric attacks in the strongest terms.”