The Latest: Taliban, Afghan president slam Jerusalem move

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the fallout from President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital (all times local):

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The Afghan Taliban have denounced the U.S. administration's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital as a "reckless step" and say President Donald Trump's decision will "fan the flames conflict in the entire world especially the Middle East.

A Taliban statement to the media on Thursday says that with the decision, America exposed its "colonialist face and declared enmity toward Islam as well as support for policy of occupation and colonization of Muslim lands."

The statement also called on Muslims world over and Islamic countries to back the "oppressed Palestinian nation.