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It is more rational to stop adding fuel to the flames of war by leaving this region. populace where he argued, “You should review the historical facts to learn some essential points from them. Mullah Mohammad Omar, the founder of the Taliban killed in 2013, voiced this sentiment in 2002: “As for the United States’ future in Afghanistan, it will be fire and hell and total defeat, God willing, as it was for their predecessors – the Soviets and, before them, the British.” The same thought is repeated in a letter addressed toward the U.S. has been shared since the conflict’s inception the circumstances of the withdrawal have only emboldened this claim. The perspective ­that the war is a liberatory struggle that would result in a shameful defeat for the U.S.

” Their ideas can be concisely understood through the words of Suhail Shaheen, chief negotiator of the Taliban Delegation in Qatar, who contended, “We are telling the departing Americans … you fought a meaningless war and paid a cost for that and we also offered huge sacrifices for our liberation.” military was terribly defeated in Afghanistan” and “they’re running away from Afghanistan in a hurry.” A senior Taliban commander similarly stated, “The 17-year-long struggle and sacrifices of thousands of our people finally yielded fruit…we proved it to the entire world that we defeated the self-proclaimed world’s lone superpower. Khalid Zadran, a Taliban media official stated, “We strongly believe the U.S. withdrawal is a humiliating, embarrassing defeat for the United States and a justified victory for them they long warned about. The statement that the war in Afghanistan was an objective success as asserted by President Biden stands in stark contrast to the Taliban’s assertion that the U.S. It also extrapolates how their themes may undermine future policies.

This article briefly discusses how the idea and reality of an American withdrawal has been discussed as a victory by the Taliban and al-Qaeda in their own words. Special attention must be paid to the discourses on America’s longest military engagement, as its lasting impressions will affect how future challengers vocalize opposition to the United States. and NATO troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban’s two-decade defiance is poised to be heralded as a triumphant milestone throughout the terrorist ecosystem, signaling that the United States can indeed be challenged successfully both politically and militarily.