Taliban, ultimatum to the US: if they stay after August 31, we will react

The ultimatum of the Taliban to the US. Spokesperson Suhail Shaheen told Sky News from Doha: “President Biden announced that they will withdraw all their troops by 31 august. If they extend this term it means they are extending employment: it’s a red line and if they do, there will be consequences ”. If the United States or the United Kingdom should seek more time to continue the evacuations, the answer is no, ”Shaheen told the British broadcaster. Commenting on the images of desperation of those trying to escape the country, Shaheen dismissed the phenomenon as “economic migration” assuring that “it is not because they are worried or scared”. “They want to reside in Western countries and this is a kind of economic migration because Afghanistan is a poor country and 70% of the Afghan population lives below the poverty line, so everyone wants to settle in Western countries to have a prosperous life.” On the images that testify to the return of the violence against women from the Taliban, the spokesman said it was “all fake news: I can assure you that there are many reports from our opponents claiming what is not based on reality”.