(Last Updated On: May 3, 2021)
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman on Monday said Tehran is following the recent developments in Afghanistan closely as it is a “worry” for them.
Addressing a virtual press conference Saeed Khatibzadeh said:
“We are following the developments in Afghanistan closely.”
He said Tehran is consulting with regional activists on the developments and foreign troops withdrawal. “Developments in Afghanistan have worried us,” he said.
“For the sake of peace, stability and security in Afghanistan, we will do our best to make the future of this country stable.”
Referring to Iran’s close ties with the Afghan government and Afghan groups, Khatibzadeh said: “We are also in contact with the Afghan government and we have told other groups that we can facilitate the Taliban’s talks with the government.”
(Last Updated On: May 3, 2021)
Marking the 10th anniversary of the raid on al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, US President Joe Biden said on Sunday night that the event was a moment he will never forget.
He also acknowledged the intelligence community who tracked him down and the skill of US forces who conducted the raid.
In a statement issued by the White House, Biden said: “Ten years ago, I joined (former) President Obama and members of our national security team, crowded into the Situation Room to watch as our military delivered long-awaited justice to Osama bin Laden.
“It is a moment I will never forget – the intelligence professionals who had painstakingly tracked him down; the clarity and conviction of President Obama in making the call; the courage and skill of our team on the ground. It had been almost ten years since our nation was attacked on 9/11 and we went to war in Afghanistan, pursuing al-Qaeda and its leaders.
‘The world is safer’: The death of 9/11 terrorist Osama bin Laden 10 years ago
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On May 2, 2011, Americans learned that Osama bin Laden was dead.
The founder and leader of al-Qaida, responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States that killed 2,996 people, was killed by U.S. Navy SEALs in Pakistan.
President Barack Obama said “The world is safer. It is a better place because of the death of Osama bin Laden.”
Obama also said that May 2, 2011, was “a good day for America.”
“Today we are reminded that, as a nation, there’s nothing we can’t do when we put our shoulders to the wheel, when we work together, when we remember the sense of unity that defines us as Americans,” he said.