A senior White House official has accused the Islamist Taliban of hiding the leader of the international terrorist organization Al-Qaeda, and it is expected that the conflict between the United States and the Taliban will deepen further.

Ayman Zawahiri, the leader of the international terrorist organization Al-Qaeda, who was implicated in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, was killed at his hiding place in Kabul, Afghanistan, the US government announced on the 1st. .



Kirby, White House Strategic Communications Coordinator, said Thursday that the Taliban, the Islamist group that controls Afghanistan, hid Zawahiri and his family, and tried to hide evidence that they were in hiding after he was killed by the United States. I pointed out that it was.



The US and the Taliban signed a peace deal two years ago, in which the US withdrew its troops from Afghanistan while the Taliban promised to cut ties with al-Qaeda, and Mr Kirby is "clearly in violation of the deal". criticized.



The Taliban interim government, which seized power again in Afghanistan in August last year, has not yet been approved by Western countries, citing its attitude toward women's human rights as a problem.



Mr. Kirby said, "The Taliban claim that they want to be a member of the international community and are seeking support. If they really want that, they should of course stick to the agreement." expected to deepen.