Taliban Government Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid: Military Equipment Left Behind by the Americans in Afghanistan Belongs to Us; Afghanistan Seeks Diplomatic Relations with the United States
Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Taliban government of Afghanistan, discussed his country's relations with the United States in a March 25, 2025, interview that aired on Al-Arabiya Network (Saudi Arabia). He stated that Afghanistan would like to have relations and understandings with the United States and is interested in the resumption of diplomatic missions between the two countries. When asked about the demands by U.S. President Donald Trump to return the military equipment left behind in Afghanistan, Mujahid said that these weapons belong to the Taliban government. He explained that these weapons were given to the previous Afghan government by the U.S., and once the Taliban came to power, they fell into their hands. However, Mujahid emphasized that the Taliban has no intention of using them against any other country and that they will only be used for defensive purposes.
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