KABUL, July 2 (Xinhua) -- New Taliban leader Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada on Saturday issued his maiden message as supreme leader, calling on the United States and its allies to withdrawal all its forces from the militancy-plagued country.
"Our message to the American invaders and her allies is this: the Afghan Muslim people are afraid of neither your force nor your stratagem ... Admit the realities instead of useless use of force and muscle show and put an end to the occupation," Akhundzada said on the advent of Muslims' upcoming annual religious festival Eid-ul-Fitr.
"So it is rational if you come with a reasonable policy for solution (of the issue) instead of the use of force," he said.
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