Taliban Hopes Trump's Victory Will Improve Group's Relations With US

In response to Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential elections, the Taliban's foreign ministry expressed hope that the future US government would take "realistic steps" to improve the country's relations with the Taliban.

Recalling the history of Trump's relations with the Taliban, this ministry requested more interaction between the two sides.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Taliban emphasised in a note on the social media platform X that in the opinion of this group, the opening of a new chapter in the relations between the two sides can be accompanied by mutual interactions in various fields.

This comes even as during the presidency of Donald Trump, the United States and the Taliban reached the historic Doha agreement. In the framework of this agreement, which was signed in February 2020, the United States committed to the gradual withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan, and the Taliban also made commitments to reduce violence and start intra-Afghan dialogue.

This agreement was signed after a phone call between President Trump and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the current deputy Prime Minister of the Taliban’s economic affairs, in order to end the 20-year war in Afghanistan and led to the withdrawal of American forces from the country.

The fall of the previous government of Afghanistan was one of the consequences of signing this agreement.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Taliban added in its announcement that this agreement should be the basis of the future relations between this group and the United States, and with the continuation of constructive interactions, the ground for the reconstruction of bilateral relations will be provided.

The Taliban's foreign ministry has also expressed hope that Trump will play a constructive role in ending regional crises and wars, especially in Gaza and Lebanon.