US Deputy Secretary of State: Talks with the Taliban serve Washington’s interests.
The US Deputy Secretary of State expressed hope that the administration of Afghanistan by the Taliban would be different from the past, adding that contact with the Taliban was in the US interest.
According to CNN, US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland expressed hope that the administration of Afghanistan by the Taliban would be different from 20 years ago, during the group’s previous rule.
“Our diplomats have returned from Kabul, but diplomatic work with our partners in Afghanistan continues,” Nuland said at a news conference at the State Department.
The US official also stressed that Washington is looking forward to continuing field efforts to withdraw from Afghanistan, including by land, and that efforts will continue until the last American leaves Afghanistan.
The US Deputy Secretary of State went on to express the international community’s expectations of the Taliban, saying that they would benefit from this approach if the Taliban ran Afghanistan differently from the past.
Nuland also announced continued contacts with the Taliban in Afghanistan, saying: “We will continue our talks with the Taliban because it serves the interests of us and our allies and partners, and we expect the Taliban to respect their human rights and international law obligations.” Pass.
On Monday, the official representative of the Taliban movement announced that all foreign troops had left Afghanistan and that the entire country was now under the control of Taliban forces.
The Pentagon also approved the flight of the last aircraft carrying US troops from Kabul.
On the other hand, after the departure of the last US military plane from Kabul airport, which is the end point of the 20-year occupation of Afghanistan in Afghanistan, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid declared victory, saying that this success “belongs to all of us (Afghans)”. . »
