Taliban Afghanistan Zabiullah Mujahid Press Conference August 24

Intrepreter: (00:00) We'll take you live to Kabul where Zabiullah Mujahid, the Taliban spokesperson, is speaking. Intrepreter: (01:02) We're facing those circumstances for the last two decades, and this time around, during the Kabul takeover, we didn't let any blood to be spilled. Security situation across Afghanistan is satisfactory. Intrepreter: (01:55) Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid is addressing an important press conference, and he says that the group is thankful for the cooperation of media, first of all, and the crime rate, killings, war, had become part of our life. Now in last 10 days, including Kabul, there is no killing at all. Zabiullah Mujahid also said there is no incident of torture or killing occurred in the last few days. Under our watch, there is no crime that was reported to our patrolling teams, and the security situation across Afghanistan remains satisfactory. Intrepreter: (02:55) Zabiullah Mujahid, Taliban's spokesperson, is addressing an important news conference in Afghanistan's capital Kabul. And during his address at the press conference, he said we are thankful for the cooperation to media as well, and he went on to say that crime rate, killings, war, had become part of the people of Afghanistan's life, and now in the last 10 days, since the takeover of Kabul by the Taliban, there has been no killing at all. Zabiullah Mujahid said there is no incident of torture or killing that occurred in the last few days as well. And he said under our watch, there is no crime that was reported to the patrolling teams of the Taliban, while the security situation across Afghanistan remains satisfactory. Some government institutions, he is saying, have started working. The Central Bank had also been appointed to look into the economic matters of the war-crippled economy in Afghanistan. Intrepreter: (04:24) Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid is addressing an important press conference in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul, in which he said that crime rate, the killings, and the war, had become part of the life of the people of Afghanistan. Now, in the last 10 days, including Kabul, there is no killing at all. And he went on to say that no incident or torture or killing has occurred in the last few days, and nothing of such sort has been reported to the patrolling parties of the Taliban. Law and order situation, he says, is under control. All crimes are vanishing across the country. And some government institutions have started working as well after the takeover, like the head of the Central Bank in Afghanistan has also been appointed. Live visuals coming on your TV screens from Afghanistan's capital Kabul, where Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid is addressing an important press conference. He says some government institutions have started working in the country, and he said overall security situation and the law and order are satisfactory across the country. He says that Afghanistan faced bloodshed in the last two decades and crime rate, killing and war had become the part of mans' lives. Now, in the last 10 days, including Kabul, there is no killing that has been reported. Also, no incident of torture or killing occurred in the last few days. Nothing of such sort has been reported to the patrolling parties or the Taliban. Regarding the opening of the educational institutions in Afghanistan, Zabiullah Mujahid is saying that very soon all the educational institutions across the country will be reopened, while the security situation overall remains to be satisfactory across the country, and some government institutions have also started working, with the head of the Central Bank being appointed, and no crime or torture or killings have been reported in the last many days since the takeover of Kabul. Intrepreter: (07:34) Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid is addressing an important press conference in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, the live visuals of which you can see on your TV screens. And during his address he said that the overall security situation in the war areas of Afghanistan is satisfactory. No incidents of torture, killing, or crime have been reported to the patrolling parties of the Taliban, and some government institutions have also started working, and the head of the Central Bank has also been appointed, while the educational institutions across the country will be reopened very soon. Intrepreter: (08:25) Zabiullah Mujahid is confirming the educational institutions across Afghanistan have started once again, and he also said that the [inaudible 00:08:38] departments and institutions have started their functioning as well. Likewise, the head of the Central Bank has also been appointed. Intrepreter: (08:55) The operations of the national television and radio are also functioning properly and to their full capacity. The security situation in Afghanistan remains to be satisfactory with the government institutions going back to work, as the head of the Central Bank has also been appointed to see into the economic matters of Afghanistan, while the educational institutions have started working across the country, whereas national TV and the radio are also functioning at their full capacity. The political consultations are underway, and in this regard- Intrepreter: (10:02) And in this regard, very soon there will be some announcement regarding the formation of a new setup. Zabiullah Mujahid: (10:11) [foreign language 00:10:11] Intrepreter: (10:11) The way that leads to the Kabul Airport at the moment is not open for the general public due to the evacuation process of the foreign nationals and their staff and the diplomats, which is underway there. And pretty soon, it will be open for the general public after the evacuation process is completed. If any foreigner wants to leave Afghanistan, the Taliban have no issue whatsoever with their own decision, and we will facilitate them for their endeavor. Intrepreter: (11:13) Despite the evacuation process that is ongoing at the Kabul Airport, we urge all the people in Afghanistan to remain in the country. Because after a long time, Afghanistan has become livable and the people can live their lives as per their aspirations. Intrepreter: (11:32) Inside the capital city of Kabul, no untoward incident has occurred as of yet, and the security situation likewise across the country remains to be satisfactory. Very soon, we'll open the gateway for tourism in Afghanistan as well. Intrepreter: (12:07) The Taliban warned the United States to stop the working of Afghans against the group. And Zabiullah Mujahid is also saying that the Taliban never closed down any embassy in Kabul. The conflict in Panjshir Valley will be resolved through negotiations. Intrepreter: (12:34) Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid is addressing an important press conference in Kabul, which at the visuals, you can see live at your TV screens now. And during his address, he said some government institutions have started functioning again. And the head of the Central Bank has also been appointed, but the national television and radio are also functioning at their full capacity. Intrepreter: (12:59) Regarding the educational institutions, he said that the educational institutions have started working back again. And the overall law and order and security situation remains to be satisfactory. No incident of torture, killing has been reported in the last many days, especially since the takeover of Kabul by the Taliban. And he also said that the Taliban never closed down any embassy in Kabul. Intrepreter: (13:35) Regarding the Kabul Airport and the evacuation process that is ongoing there, he said the ways leading to the Kabul Airport are not open for the general public. As far as the evacuation process is concerned, till that time the ways will not be open for the general public. And as soon as that process is completed, the ways for the general public will be open. And he has also urged the Afghans to not leave Afghanistan. As he said, that after a long time Afghanistan has become a livable country. Intrepreter: (14:13) He also said that the Taliban warned the United States to stop the working of Afghans against the group. And he also says that the crowd which is gathered at the airport can go home. The Taliban guarantee their security as well. Intrepreter: (14:34) Zabiullah Mujahid, spokesperson, is addressing an important press conference at the moment in Kabul, the live visuals of which you can see on your TV screens. Intrepreter: (14:57) We also show our gratitude towards the international organizations that helped in the evacuation process. When the Taliban urged the Afghan people not to flee the country as Afghanistan has become livable after such a long time, as no incident of torture, killing, has been reported to the patrolling parties since the Kabul takeover. Intrepreter: (16:47) Well, right now you can see Indus News special correspondent, Sumaira Khan, is asking a question of Zabiullah Mujahid. She has been covering this whole saga unfolding on the ground since the takeover of Kabul by the Taliban. Sumaira Khan: (16:48) [foreign language 00:16:48] Zabiullah Mujahid: (16:48) [foreign language 00:16:48] Intrepreter: (16:48) Taliban spokesperson, Zabiullah Mujahid, is speaking at an important press conference in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul. And he said that the government institutions, many of them have started functioning again. The head of the Central Bank has also been appointed. Whereas the security situation across the country remains to be satisfactory, and no incident of torture or killing has been reported from anywhere to the patrolling parties or the Taliban. And he also urged Afghans not to leave Afghanistan as Afghanistan after a long time has become livable. Intrepreter: (17:18) And he also thanked the international organizations which helped in the evacuation process as well. And he also said that the educational institutions across the country have started working back again and the national television and radio are also working at their full capacity. Intrepreter: (17:41) Regarding the political consultations, he said that they are ongoing and very soon a new setup will be formed. Whereas the U.S. is inviting people to the airport, that is causing congestion over there. And he says that the United States should stop the working of Afghans against the group. He said the situation at Kabul Airport is worsening as the U.S. is continuously persuading Afghans to flee from Afghanistan just to appear frenzied. Speaker 1: (18:18) Evacuation scheme beyond that date. Intrepreter: (18:20) At the same time, he has thanked the international organizations who have helped the people of Afghanistan, and especially in this evacuation process. Zabiullah Mujahid: (18:38) [foreign language 00:18:38] Intrepreter: (18:38) Those institutions and the departments and the organizations, the aim of which is to work for the national interest are continuing to work and they are operational fully. Intrepreter: (18:57) There are certain issues in the Panjshir Valley. However, those issues will be resolved very soon, especially through negotiations. We want to make it clear on the United States that it should review and change its main policies. Intrepreter: (19:28) Taliban spokesperson, Zabiullah Mujahid, is addressing a press conference in Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan. In his address, he said that the security situation and overall law and order situation is satisfactory across the country as no incident of torture and killing has been reported. We want to deliver a message to the people of Panjshir Valley asking them to leave Panjshir and to come to Kabul. Intrepreter: (20:01) To come to Kabul. All the hospitals across the country remain completely open and the patients are taken care of with full responsibility. Intrepreter: (20:39) Taliban will try their utmost, and the kind of peace that has been achieved in the last 10 days since the Kabul takeover, that peace continues to be maintained by the Taliban. Intrepreter: (20:59) Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid addressing a press conference in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. He says the security and the overall law and order situation in the [inaudible 00:21:11] country is satisfactory. No incident of torture and killing has been reported. However, some government institutions have started working back again with the head of the Central Bank appointed as well, while the educational institutions have completely, across the country, have started working, as well. He also said the national television and the radio are also functioning at their full capacity. Intrepreter: (21:36) Regarding the conflict in Panjshir, he was of the view that this issue will be resolved through negotiations very soon and he urged the people of Panjshir Valley to leave it and come to Kabul. He also said that he wants to make it clear to the United States that it should stop provoking Afghans against the group. He also said that the US requires or needs to review and change its major policies. Intrepreter: (22:16) We urge the people and the residents of Panjshir Valley that they should leave Panjshir Valley and come to Kabul, as the Taliban don't want war in that valley. The Taliban spokesperson has also thanked the international organizations that have been working for the national interest of Afghanistan, and he also thanked those organizations which helped in the evacuation process, as well, Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid at your TV screens, night from Kabul, addressing an important press conference. He says overall, our security situation is satisfactory. No incident of a torture or killing has been reported in last 10 days, including near Kabul, and the patrolling parties of the Taliban have had no such the report or any such incident. Intrepreter: (23:24) He said Afghanistan faced bloodshed in the last two decades, and the law and order situation now is under control. The banks will also be open as some of the government institutions have started working while the head of the Central Bank has also been appointed to look into the economic matters of the country. Also, the national television and radio are also functioning at full capacity. Regarding hospitals, he said that all hospitals are open across the country, and utmost care is being taken to entertain the patients with full responsibility. Intrepreter: (24:13) Zabiullah Mujahid says the crowd at the airport can go home and the Taliban will guarantee their security. However, the US should stop provoking the Afghans against the group. Regarding the conflict in Panjshir Valley, he said that will be resolved through negotiations and he urged the people of Panjshir Valley to leave it and come to Kabul as the group doesn't want to wage a war on the valley. Speaker 2: (24:42) The news item in Washington Post quoting sources that the CIA Director has secretly met [inaudible 00:24:49] yesterday in Kabul. Can you confirm these reports, and if so, what was the purpose of this meeting? Thank you. Intrepreter: (25:03) Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid is addressing a press conference, and he says the political consultations are also underway. Political consultations are underway and a very new setup will be set up very soon. Regarding government institutions, he said many of the government institutions have started working back again with the head of the Central Bank has also been appointed. The national television and the radio continue to work at their full capacity while the hospitals are also entertaining patients and ensuring their care over the utmost responsibility. That was the latest from Indus News, and we'll be back and resume the news bulletin right after this short break. Stay tuned. Intrepreter: (25:54) Welcome back. We'll take you back live to Kabul with Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid. Mujahid is addressing a press conference. Let's watch live. Intrepreter: (26:22) Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid is addressing an important press conference. This is the second presser in the last many days after the Taliban took over Afghanistan. [inaudible 00:26:33] in Kabul and enduring distress that he has been answering many important questions by the journalists, as well. He has shared a lot of important points with the journalists over there, the topmost being, he said that the security and order, law and order situation in Afghanistan, remains to be satisfactory with no incident of crime or killing that has been reported in the last 10 days. The situation remains to be normal. He also said no such incidents of any law and order have been reported to the patrolling parties of the Taliban, as well. He also said that there are some government institutions which have started working back again. The head of the Central Bank has also been appointed. Regarding the educational institutions, Zabiullah Mujahid has said that the institutions have started working again. Intrepreter: (27:39) He said the hospital are also working normally and at their full capacity and with the utmost care. They are taking the responsibility of entertaining the patients, as well. Regarding the national TV and radio, he also said that they are also functioning at their full capacity. He said that the US should review its policies and change them, and the US should stop go provoking Afghans against the Taliban. He said the situation at the Kabul airport worsened as the US continuously persuaded Afghans to flee from Afghanistan, just to create a frenzy. He urged upon the people of Afghanistan to not flee the country as he said that Afghanistan after such a long time, has become livable. Speaker 3: (28:40) There are circles, elements that want to cause harm to civilians, including journalists and other people that are close by. That's why we call and urge media outlets to film from a safer distance. Speaker 4: (29:05) [foreign language 00:29:05]. Intrepreter: (29:22) Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid is addressing a press conference in Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, and he said the overall security situation and the law and order remains to be satisfactory with no incident of torture or killing that has been reported to the Taliban patrolling parties. He urged the Afghans not to leave Afghanistan and urged the United States to stop provoking the Afghans against the Taliban. He also said those people want to go home, the Taliban will guarantee their security. He thanked the international organizations who have been working for the national interest of Afghanistan, as well as Intrepreter: (30:03) ... for the national interest of Afghanistan, as well as those organizations of which have helped in the evacuation process. However, he said that the ways which are leading to the Kabul Airport are not open for the general public and the US should stop provoking the people of Afghanistan against the Taliban. And that is what the US is doing, just to create a frenzy at the airport. Intrepreter: (30:28) Regarding the functioning of the government institutions, he said they have started... Many of them have started working and the head of the Central Bank has also been appointed to look into the economic matters of the country, where the national television and radio are also functioning at their full capacity. The educational institutions have started working once again back at their full capacity across the country. And the hospitals remain vigilant in order to entertain the patients with utmost responsibility. And again, regarding the Panjshir issue, he urged the people and the residents of Panjshir Valley to leave Panjshir Valley and come to Kabul. And he also asked them to leave Panjshir Valley as the Taliban doesn't want to impose war on the residents and the people of Panjshir Valley. And he also said that the issue regarding this valley will be resolved soon, but to do negotiations. Zabiullah Mujahid: (31:36) [foreign language 00:31:36]. Intrepreter: (32:00) The live visuals of the second presser by the Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid after the takeover of Afghanistan's capital Kabul is right now on your TV screens. And this news has been covering this whole saga unfolding since the takeover of Kabul and [inaudible 00:32:20] correspondence to [inaudible 00:32:21] is also there on the ground, updating the viewers about the situation and the developments that are unfolding in the war ravaged country. Intrepreter: (32:31) She is attending this press conference by Zabiullah Mujahid at the moment as well, in which Zabiullah Mujahid shared a very important points regarding what the Taliban are up to after the Kabul takeover. And the first and the foremost important thing that he mentioned was the security and the law and the situation in Afghanistan, of which he says has remained satisfactory over the last 10 days, especially after the Kabul takeover by the Taliban and no incident of torture or killing has been reported as yet. Zabiullah Mujahid: (33:20) [foreign language 00:33:20]. Intrepreter: (33:23) Zabiullah Mujahid also said that some government institutions have started working back again and the head of the Central Bank has also been appointed and the national television and radio are also functioning at their full capacity. Regarding the Panjshir Valley issue, he urged the people and residents of Panjshir Valley to leave the valley and come to Kabul. And he also said that this issue will be resolved without the Taliban imposing war on the valley, as they don't want to do it. And they want this issue to be resolved through negotiations. Intrepreter: (34:05) He urged the United States not to provoke the Afghans against the Taliban. And he urged the Afghan people not to flee from Afghanistan, as Afghanistan has become livable after two decades of bloodshed and war, which he said had become the part of the Afghan's lives. And he also thanked the international organizations for helping out in the evacuation process, as well as working in the national interest of Afghanistan. Speaker 5: (34:43) [foreign language 00:34:43]. Zabiullah Mujahid: (34:43) [foreign language 00:34:43]. Intrepreter: (34:43) The Taliban spokesperson says that the group sticks to its promise of general amnesty. And he also said that no incident of killing or torture or any sort of harassment has been reported after the Taliban took over the capital Kabul 10 days ago. Zabiullah Mujahid: (35:29) [foreign language 00:35:29]. Intrepreter: (35:33) This is the second presser by the Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid after the Kabul takeover, by the Taliban. In the first he made many promises and some of them were that the Taliban will look after the protection of the women rights and the press freedom as well. And in today's conference, he thanks the media for the coverage that has been carried out by the media in Afghanistan, after the Taliban took over the capital Kabul.