Taliban warned US against future drone ops - report

• Published date: 29 September 2021
• Author: SETH J. FRANTZMAN

The Taliban says the US has violated Afghan airspace with drones. "These violations must be corrected and prevented. We call on all countries, especially the United States, to abide by international laws and commitments to prevent any negative consequences," the Taliban said in a statement, according to the Iranian report.

The Taliban warned that the US would face consequences if it continued its "illegal drone operations over Afghanistan's airspace," Fars News Agency reported Wednesday. "A statement issued by the Taliban on Tuesday reiterated its commitment to the country's territorial integrity, including its airspace, and reiterated Washington's commitments under the February 2020 Doha Peace Accords," the report said.

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The US is violating the Doha agreement by using drones over Afghanistan, Taliban spokesman Sabihullah Mujahid was quoted by The Washington Post as saying.

The US has used drones over Afghanistan for two decades, and they were the backbone of the US war against the Taliban. As the US withdrew in late August, a drone strike killed an innocent family in Kabul.

The US insists it can conduct counterterrorism operations, the Fars report said. "We have no agreement with the Taliban on not using Afghanistan's airspace to fight terrorism," the US was quoted as saying.

The report has been picked up by some other media. If the Taliban begins to see US drone operations as a provocation, it...