US EditionTaliban Leader Makes No Mention of Pakistan Strikes in Eid Speech
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Taliban leader Hebatullah Akhundzada says the group's government will not be defeated by force and will not be destroyed by cannons and planes, without directly referring to Pakistan's attacks on Afghanistan. "If we were destroyed by cannons and planes, the Americans and the Soviets would destroy us," the Taliban leader said in a speech at Eid prayers at the Eidgah mosque in Kandahar on Thursday. Speaking three days after the deadly attack on a …
Taliban leader makes no mention of Pakistan strikes in Eid speech
The Taliban’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, made no reference to recent Pakistani airstrikes, including reported civilian casualties in Kabul, in a message delivered during Eid prayers in Kandahar. In an audio recording of a 42-minute speech released by Taliban, Akhundzada focused on enforcing Islamic law, urging loyalty to the Taliban system and emphasizing unity, faith and religious values. “We will not be defeated by force,” he said.…
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