Taliban offers Merkel ‘warm welcome’ to Afghanistan as it demands Sharia law imposed.
THE Taliban has laid out the red carpet for Angela Merkel - promising the German Chancellor a "particularly warm welcome" should she visit Afghanistan.
Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the former insurgent group - who toppled the Western-backed regime before foriegn troops had even left the country last month - wanted “warm relations” with the EU state. Asked by BILD reporter Paul Ronzheimer how the outgoing German Chancellor would be received, Mr Mujahid said: “We want a completely safe environment here in Afghanistan - one that is accepted by all countries in the world and that heads of state and government believe in.
“They should visit us, and Angela Merkel would be given a particularly warm welcome. We would be really happy to see her.”
He went on to defend the Taliban’s imposition of Sharia law despite it meaning that Ms Merkel’s freedoms would be significantly impeded in the unlikely event that she accepted their invitation.
He explained: “The people in Afghanistan are Muslim. Sharia is the law of the government. That is why people have emphasised this.
“The Afghans fought for it for 40 years, and the war of the last two decades had two goals, among other things: First, to end the presence of the international armed forces.
“Second, to implement Sharia law in Afghanistan.
“The Afghan people have the right to create, implement and live their own laws in accordance with their religious principles and national interests.
“They opted for Sharia law and sacrificed an enormous amount for it.”
Since taking power, the Taliban has tried to soften its image as a bloodthirsty radical Islamist group intent on destroying any rights that women enjoyed previously.
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