The Taliban Hope President Trump Will Be Re-Elected Next Month

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid 

CBS: The Taliban on Trump: "We hope he will win the election" and withdraw U.S. troops 

President Trump's reelection bid received a vote of support Friday from an entity most in his party would reject: the Taliban. 

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told CBS News in a phone interview, "We hope he will win the election and wind up U.S. military presence in Afghanistan." The militant group expressed some concern about Mr. Trump's bout with the coronavirus. "When we heard about Trump being COVID-19 positive, we got worried for his health, but seems he is getting better," another Taliban senior leader told CBS News. 

Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh said Saturday that they "reject" the Taliban support. "The Taliban should know that the president will always protect American interests by any means necessary," Murtaugh said. 

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WNU Editor: I understand where the Taliban are coming from. President Trump wants US forces to leave Afghanistan. Former Vice-President Biden has vowed to bring U.S. combat troops home from Afghanistan, but will still leave residual counterterrorism forces. In other-words .... leave the door open to quickly deploy additional US forces to Afghanistan if the situation warrants it.