The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban) has released a communiqué regarding the Gaza aid flotilla.
In the statement, the Taliban called "on Muslim rulers and people of the world to come forward in support and defense of the Muslim people of Palestine and follow Turkey's footsteps and fulfill their moral and Islamic obligation in liberating the first Qibla, Aqsa Mosque, and put an end to the blockade now in effect against the oppressed Muslims of Gaza."
According to the Taliban, "All the Muslim rulers and people of the world should join hands to confront the contemporary arrogant colonialists and win liberations from their colonialism via jihad and sacrifices." In the Taliban's view, "there is no instance of such events in any other culture except in the (distinctive) culture of Zionism based on bestiality."
