September 11 this year is the 21st anniversary of the "9.11" terrorist attack in the United States, and many cities in the United States will hold commemorative activities on that day.
On September 11, 2001, four American airliners were hijacked by terrorists, two of which crashed into the World Trade Center in New York, "Twin Towers", one crashed into a corner of the Pentagon in Washington, and the other crashed in , Pennsylvania, . No one survived on the four airliners. The attack killed about 3,000 people and caused hundreds of billions of dollars in economic damage.
The turmoil exported by the United States has caused continuous turmoil in many countries in the Middle East, ,
"9·11" incident opened the curtain of the so-called "global counter-terrorism" in the United States. Under the banner of "anti-terrorism", the US government attempts to eradicate terrorism identified by the US through military means, and forcibly promote American-style democracy.
In the past 21 years, the United States has waged wars or carried out military operations in many countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, and other countries, creating military conflicts and chaos. Thousands of refugees have been displaced. In the name of "counter-terrorism", the United States is actually interfering with hegemony, which has brought continuous turmoil and suffering to many countries.
Afghan officials: The United States is still interfering in Afghanistan's internal affairs
In August last year, the United States hastily withdrew its troops from Afghanistan, marking the end of the two-decade US military invasion of Afghanistan. In an exclusive interview with a reporter from Central Radio and Television Station , Enayatura, spokesman for the Ministry of Defense of the Afghan Interim Government, said that in the past year, the Afghan Interim Government has gradually established and improved an independent army. However, although the United States has completed the withdrawal of its troops, it has still carried out military intervention and intervention in Afghanistan through aerial reconnaissance and infiltration of neighboring countries in the past year.
Enayatullah said that in the past year, the Afghan interim government has successfully formed a broad and inclusive army, and many former government soldiers have also joined the interim government army, especially in technical and administrative fields person. Afghanistan's defense budget has remained high for the past two decades due to the presence of the U.S. military, he said. The Afghan interim government's defense spending in the past year is much lower than previous levels. Although Afghanistan is currently facing severe economic difficulties, soldiers' salaries can still be guaranteed.
Anayatura, spokesman for the Ministry of Defense of the Afghan Interim Government: At present, the Afghan Interim Government has a total of 100,000 to 150,000 troops, including soldiers from the former government and Taliban fighters. No war, no corruption, and although (state revenue and army budget) have been reduced a lot, it is enough to pay salaries in full.
On February 29, 2020, the United States and the Afghan Taliban signed an agreement in Doha after several rounds of negotiations. The United States promised to withdraw its troops and not interfere in Afghanistan's internal affairs. But Enayatollah said that the United States failed to keep its promises and is still interfering in Afghanistan's internal affairs.
Anayatullah, spokesman for the Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan's interim government: In some ways, the United States violated the Doha agreement. Their drones violated and entered Afghan airspace, and they themselves admitted to doing so.
Enayatula also told reporters that before the withdrawal of the US military, a large number of equipment of the former Afghan army was destroyed on the spot, and many aircrafts that were transferred abroad at the behest of the US have not been returned.
reporter Zhang Yuchen: It has been a year since the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan, but the U.S. military drones and reconnaissance aircraft are still hovering over Afghanistan; on the other hand, the Afghan Air Force planes were either destroyed in the airport when the U.S. military evacuated. , or was sent abroad under the order of the US military and has not returned.
