Taliban Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund made the amnesty offer in his message for the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice, the AP reports. "We must not allow the torch of the Islamic system to be extinguished," Akhund said, adding that the media should not minimize the accomplishments of the system. The Taliban swept into the capital Kabul and seized most of Afghanistan in a blitz in mid-August 2021 as US and NATO forces were in the last weeks of their pullout from the country after 20 years of war.
Author: Bob Cronin
Published at: 2025-06-07 18:32:12
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