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Maldives: Taliban a threat to South Asia, says Speaker Nasheed
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MALE, 20 August 2021, (TON): Parliament Speaker, former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed has expressed concern over the situation in Afghanistan, calling Taliban’s control in the country a threat to the entire South Asian region.
In an interview to Indian TV last, Nasheed said “the change in Afghanistan will be welcomed by extremist communities throughout South Asia.”
He said “extremist communities throughout South Asia will welcome this change in Afghanistan. The Taliban taking over and therefore for the extremists to have a safe haven for them to plan, for them to train, and for them to attack communities within South Asia.”
Nasheed said it will also leave countries in South Asia more vulnerable to attacks.
He said “the Maldives, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, wherever they want to attack, they will now have a free hand to do this. It’s very worrying.”
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