Taliban Leader Condemns Trump's Afghan Travel Ban, Accusing US of Oppression. Hibatullah Akhundzada's statement, the first public response to the ban, criticizes the US travel restrictions impacting Afghan citizens seeking resettlement or temporary entry, including for education. This comes as the Taliban seeks increased international engagement despite facing global condemnation for its human rights record
Taliban Leader Condemns Trump's Afghanistan Travel Ban: Akhundzada's First Public Response. The head of the Taliban, Hibatullah Akhundzada, issued a strong condemnation of President Trump's travel ban, restricting entry for Afghan citizens, marking the group's first official reaction. His statement, released during Eid al-Adha, criticizes the U.S. policy and accuses the country of oppression
Trump's Afghanistan travel ban impacts both Afghan immigrants seeking permanent US resettlement and those with temporary travel plans, including students pursuing higher education in America
Following their 2021 return to power, the Taliban regime in Afghanistan has implemented strict policies, including a ban on women's education beyond the sixth grade and their presence in public spaces. Despite lacking international recognition as the official government, the Taliban maintains diplomatic ties with nations such as China and Russia
Taliban Supreme Leader Akhundzada Condemns Trump's Afghan Travel Ban on Eid al-Adha. From his Kandahar base, the rarely seen leader issued a 45-minute audio message denouncing the U.S. travel restrictions as oppressive, marking the Taliban's first public response
Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada condemns Trump's Afghan travel ban in a 45-minute audio message. The X post, shared by spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, denounces the US restrictions on Afghan citizens and criticizes the Trump administration's policies, calling the US an oppressor. Akhundzada's statement marks the Taliban's first public response to the travel ban
Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada condemns Trump's travel ban, calling it inhumane and questioning US claims of Afghan government instability. The ban, impacting citizens from 12 countries including Afghanistan, prevents both permanent resettlement and temporary entry, including for education. Akhundzada's statement, released on Eid al-Adha, criticizes the US for barring Afghans and accuses the US of hypocrisy regarding its relationship with Afghanistan and its treatment of other nations
Taliban Leader Condemns Trump's Travel Ban, Blames US for Gaza Casualties. Hibatullah Akhundzada, in a strong rebuke of President Trump's executive order barring citizens from twelve countries, including Afghanistan, denounced the US as an oppressor and linked the travel ban to the deaths of Palestinian women and children in Gaza. Akhundzada's statement, released on Eid al-Adha, criticizes the US restrictions on Afghan citizens and calls for an end to what he terms inhumane policies
Trump's travel ban targets individuals from 12 countries, including Afghanistan, to prevent terrorist threats, protect national security, and counter exploitation of immigration laws. The ban affects both permanent and temporary entry, impacting students and others
Trump's Afghan travel ban criticized: Taliban leader condemns US policy citing Afghanistan's weak passport control, inadequate vetting processes, and high Afghan visa overstay rates in the United States
Trump's January suspension of a key refugee program devastated Afghan allies, leaving tens of thousands stranded and effectively ending US support
Taliban Offer Safe Return to Afghan Refugees: Amidst US Travel Ban Criticism, the Taliban Prime Minister extended an invitation for all Afghans who fled the country following the government collapse to return home, guaranteeing their safety
Taliban Leader Condemns Trump's Afghan Travel Ban, Urges Expatriates' Return: Akhundzada's Eid al-Adha message denounces the U.S. travel ban, asserting that Afghan refugees are safe to return home
Taliban PM urges Afghan refugees' return, offering shelter and support amidst US travel ban criticism. Akhundzada's message calls for peace and denounces the US travel restrictions as oppressive
Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada condemned President Trump's Afghan travel ban, denouncing the US as an oppressor and criticizing media for inaccurate portrayals of the Taliban's rule and policies
“We must not allow the torch of the Islamic system to be extinguished,” he said. “The media should avoid false judgments and should not minimize the accomplishments of the system. While challenges exist, we must remain vigilant.”
The Taliban swept into the capital of Kabul and seized most of Afghanistan in a blitz in mid-August 2021 as the U.S. and NATO forces were in the last weeks of their pullout from the country after 20 years of war.
The offensive prompted a mass exodus, with tens of thousands of Afghans thronging the airport in chaotic scenes, hoping for a flight out on the U.S. military airlift. People also fled across the border, to neighboring Iran and Pakistan.
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Among those escaping the new Taliban rulers were also former government officials, journalists, activists, those who had helped the U.S. during its campaign against the Taliban.
Separately, Afghans in neighboring Pakistan who are awaiting resettlement are also dealing with a deportation drive by the Islamabad government to get them out of the country. Almost a million have left Pakistan since October 2023 to avoid arrest and expulsion.
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