The Taliban movement and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani reacted differently to the Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, winning the US presidency.

While the movement expected that the next US administration headed by Joe Biden would respect the agreement signed with Washington on the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan, Ghani considered that Biden's victory would strengthen the strategic partnership between his country and the United States to combat terrorism.

The Taliban announced that it expects the next US administration headed by Joe Biden to respect the agreement signed with Washington regarding the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan.

And the Taliban expressed their hope that the Biden government would respect the agreement signed in Doha.

"We have signed an agreement with the American government and not with one person," Muhammad Naim, a spokesman for the movement, told AFP. Affected by "

For his part, the Afghan president tweeted congratulating Biden, saying, "Afghanistan looks forward to continuing and deepening its multi-dimensional strategic partnership with the United States - the founding partner - including combating terrorism and bringing peace to Afghanistan."

It is noteworthy that the administration of President Donald Trump signed an agreement last February with the Taliban, providing for the complete withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan by May 2021 in exchange for security guarantees.

As was expected, the US military closed several bases across the country and withdrew thousands of soldiers under the agreement, which Kabul did not sign, because the Afghan government was excluded from the negotiations.

Residents in the Afghan capital, Kabul, welcomed Biden’s victory, believing that the new US president might slow down what many see as a "very rapid withdrawal" of US forces.

"Biden will end the war as well, but he wants to end it responsibly, not in a hurry like Trump and he will slow the withdrawal from Afghanistan and keep the forces here, which is good news for Afghanistan," said Muhammad Daoud, a clothes seller in the capital.

Timur Sharan, a lecturer at the American University of Afghanistan, said, "The Biden administration will have a more balanced approach to peace talks."

"Biden is thinking more about Afghanistan. Even if he withdraws troops from the country, he will make a responsible decision in this regard," said Salim, a resident of Kabul.