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reportedly seized control of some 85% of territory within the country, according to a Friday statement issued by the murderous Moslem group. The Taliban's issuance has been dismissed as propaganda by some.
Afghan National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib announced on Friday that Afghanistan welcomes any technical, anti-terrorism operation support from external partners, including the militaries of Russia, China and India.
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any external assistance should not interfere with internal Afghan government matters, Mohib emphasized.
"We do not need to replace one superpower with another, peace and stability are possible only in the case of cooperation with everyone in the region and beyond, but we call on external partners to help our defense and security forces fight terrorism, for which they are intended, and not interfere in our internal affairs," the Afghan national security adviser said.
"We welcome technical support from all external partners, of course, from China, India and Russia."
Mohib went on to assert Afghan authorities have recognized the Taliban's right to exist as a legitimate political force, not a "monopoly," alongside other groups within Afghanistan.
The Afghan government's pleas come alongside the Taliban's celebration of allegedly claiming 85% of territory in Afghanistan.
Speaking during a Friday news conference in Moscow, Russia, Taliban official Shahabuddin Delwar declared "you and the entire world community have probably recently learned that 85% of the territory of Afghanistan has come under the control."
Friday alone, members of the movement overtook the border town of Islam Qala, and the Abu Nasa Farahi checkpoint - both key territories along the Afghan-Iranian border.
Delwar also vowed to take operational measures to ensure ISIS* does not re-emerge in Afghanistan.
A number of military experts have argued that a less rushed pullout by US President Joe
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and his administration could have curbed the Taliban's now-actively growing influence in the region.