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Taliban will take 'different stance' if US troops remain beyond 31 August

Guardian, 25 Aug 2021
A Taliban spokesperson has said in a press conference that the 31 August deadline for US evacuations from the country will remain, adding the Taliban are "not in favour" of allowing skilled Afghans to leave the country and would regard a delay in US withdrawal as contrary to the US agreement with the Taliban. Zabihullah Mujahid also made clear that the Taliban would take "a different stance" regarding the presence of US troops beyond 31 August

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