Taliban “Interior Minister” Sirajuddin Haqqani, a U.S. “specially designated global terrorist,” handed out land and cash rewards to the families of jihadist suicide bombers in an event in Kabul on Tuesday, declaring them the “heroes of Islam.”
The Taliban, an Afghan terrorist organization, took over Afghanistan in August after President Joe Biden refused to abide by a peace deal that the former Afghan government, the Taliban, and the administration of former President Donald Trump agreed to before Biden’s arrival in the White House.
Biden’s decision to extend the 20-year Afghan War, rather than keep to Trump’s deadline to withdraw from the country, prompted a national military assault by the Taliban that resulted in their capture of Kabul and the abrupt flight of former President Ashraf Ghani, allegedly with $169 million in tow.
Biden’s foreign policy also resulted in millions of dollars in American military gear falling into Taliban hands, which the Taliban later displayed in a victory parade in the city of Kandahar.
Taliban spokesmen have repeatedly insisted that they would not allow terrorists to use Afghan soil for their activities and have pleaded with state actors, including America, to recognize it as a legitimate government.
The efforts appear to be working despite the group’s open and notorious ties to terrorism; the Biden administration praised talks with the Taliban last week as “candid and professional.”
A Taliban fighter on guard as Muslim devotees offer Friday noon prayers at the Aba Saleh Almahdi mosque in Dasht-e-Barchi in Kabul on October 1, 2021. ( HOSHANG HASHIMI/AFP via Getty)
Sirajuddin Haqqani’s giveaway to jihadist suicide bomber families represents the most blatant endorsement of terrorism for the Taliban since taking over Kabul. A spokesman for Haqqani’s “interior ministry,” Saeed Khosty, posted news and photos of the event on social media on Tuesday. The Afghan news agency Khaama Press reported on the news as coming from an authentic Taliban source.
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