INFO FRANCEINFO. Afghanistan: a spokesperson for the Taliban rejects Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to create – franceinfo

Taliban Politburo spokesman Suhail Shaheen tells franceinfo he is not “necessary” to create a “safe zone” in Kabul in Afghanistan, to continue humanitarian operations since “every Afghan will be able” to travel “abroad”. France and the United Kingdom intend to advocate for such “protected area” in Kabul, Monday, August 30 at the UN, while the last French repatriation plane landed in Paris on Sunday.

“It is not necessary, Afghanistan is an independent country. Can we create such a zone in France or in the United Kingdom?”, asks the spokesperson. Suhail Shaheen explains that “Every Afghan will be able to travel abroad after August 31 anyway if they wish.”

“As is the case in any country, he or she will have to have the appropriate documents: passport, visa. If he has this, anyone can leave Afghanistan and come from another country. . “

Suhail Shaheen, spokesperson for the Taliban Politburo

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“We are trying, because it is very important, to reopen the airport [de Kaboul] as quickly as possible”, says Suhail Shaheen.

While a UN expert report claims the Taliban have lists of opponents they are looking for, the spokesperson says “This report is unfounded. They [le rapport] claim that there is a list to target, search, identify, arrest and kill people. But there is nothing like it “, says Suhail Shaheen.

He adds that investigations have been carried out into these accusations and that “some of the people behind this information, members of the NDS, the intelligence service of the outgoing administration in Kabul” were arrested. According to him, they “did this to create a climate of fear among the people. But on our side, there is no blacklist, there is no list. And a general amnesty was granted to everyone who worked with it. foreign forces or with the administration in Kabul. “