NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The Taliban threw its support behind President Trump this weekend, an endorsement that the Trump campaign made clear was unwanted.
"We hope he will win the election and wind up U.S. military presence in Afghanistan," a senior Taliban leader told CBS News.
Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh responded, "We reject their support and the Taliban should know that the president will always protect American interests by any means necessary."
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid expounded on the senior Taliban leader's remarks, telling CBS News, "We believe that Trump is going to win the upcoming election because he has proved himself a politician who accomplished all the major promises he had made to American people."
Mujahid continued, "We think the majority of the American population is tired of instability, economic failures and politicians' lies and will trust again on Trump because Trump is decisive, could control the situation inside the country. Other politicians, including Biden, chant unrealistic slogans. Some other groups, which are smaller in size but are involved in the military business including weapons manufacturing companies' owners and others who somehow get the benefit of war extension, they might be against Trump and support Biden, but their numbers among voters is low."