KANDAHAR: The Taliban hoped on Tuesday that the death of Richard Holbrooke, the US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, would prompt the withdrawal of American troops. Holbrooke’s death in Washington after suffering a torn aorta “could have a didactic effect on the American strategists, teaching them many things to learn”, a spokesman for the Afghan insurgents said in a statement emailed to AFP.
“The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan calls on the American powers that be to abandon their dream of military domination and colonial sway in Afghanistan. Their formulation of new military strategies will never change the imminent defeat into a victory for the country,” the spokesman said.
