The Taliban declared on Sunday (10) that the United States had agreed to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, but refused to politically recognize the country’s new government.
The statement came after the close of the first high-level meetings (held over the weekend in Doha, Qatar) between US and Taliban representatives since the Islamic group regained power in Afghanistan and since the withdrawal of US troops States of the country in August.
The American government did not comment. Taliban political spokesman Suhail Shaheen told the Associated Press that acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi assured the United States during the talks that the group is committed to preventing Afghanistan from being used by terrorists as basis for attacks against other countries.
On Saturday (9), Muttaqi had declared that the Taliban told the Americans “that the destabilization of Afghanistan and the weakening of the Afghan government are of no interest to anyone.” On the same day, the Taliban ruled out cooperation with the Americans in confronting the Islamic State, saying that the group that recently regained power in Afghanistan could deal with the issue “independently”.
On Friday, an explosion at a mosque frequented by Shiites in the city of Kunduz, capital of the Shiite province in northern Afghanistan, left dozens of people dead and injured. The attack was claimed by Islamic State Khorasan.
The Taliban declared on Sunday (10) that the United States had agreed to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, but refused to politically recognize the country’s new government.
The statement came after the close of the first high-level meetings (held over the weekend in Doha, Qatar) between US and Taliban representatives since the Islamic group regained power in Afghanistan and since the withdrawal of US troops States of the country in August.
The American government did not comment. Taliban political spokesman Suhail Shaheen told the Associated Press that acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi assured the United States during the talks that the group is committed to preventing Afghanistan from being used by terrorists as basis for attacks against other countries.
On Saturday (9), Muttaqi had declared that the Taliban told the Americans “that the destabilization of Afghanistan and the weakening of the Afghan government are of no interest to anyone.” On the same day, the Taliban ruled out cooperation with the Americans in confronting the Islamic State, saying that the group that recently regained power in Afghanistan could deal with the issue “independently”.
On Friday, an explosion at a mosque frequented by Shiites in the city of Kunduz, capital of the Shiite province in northern Afghanistan, left dozens of people dead and injured. The attack was claimed by Islamic State Khorasan.
The Taliban declared on Sunday (10) that the United States had agreed to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, but refused to politically recognize the country’s new government.
The statement came after the close of the first high-level meetings (held over the weekend in Doha, Qatar) between US and Taliban representatives since the Islamic group regained power in Afghanistan and since the withdrawal of US troops States of the country in August.
The American government did not comment. Taliban political spokesman Suhail Shaheen told the Associated Press that acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi assured the United States during the talks that the group is committed to preventing Afghanistan from being used by terrorists as basis for attacks against other countries.
On Saturday (9), Muttaqi had declared that the Taliban told the Americans “that the destabilization of Afghanistan and the weakening of the Afghan government are of no interest to anyone.” On the same day, the Taliban ruled out cooperation with the Americans in confronting the Islamic State, saying that the group that recently regained power in Afghanistan could deal with the issue “independently”.
On Friday, an explosion at a mosque frequented by Shiites in the city of Kunduz, capital of the Shiite province in northern Afghanistan, left dozens of people dead and injured. The attack was claimed by Islamic State Khorasan.
The Taliban declared on Sunday (10) that the United States had agreed to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, but refused to politically recognize the country’s new government.
The statement came after the close of the first high-level meetings (held over the weekend in Doha, Qatar) between US and Taliban representatives since the Islamic group regained power in Afghanistan and since the withdrawal of US troops States of the country in August.
The American government did not comment. Taliban political spokesman Suhail Shaheen told the Associated Press that acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi assured the United States during the talks that the group is committed to preventing Afghanistan from being used by terrorists as basis for attacks against other countries.
On Saturday (9), Muttaqi had declared that the Taliban told the Americans “that the destabilization of Afghanistan and the weakening of the Afghan government are of no interest to anyone.” On the same day, the Taliban ruled out cooperation with the Americans in confronting the Islamic State, saying that the group that recently regained power in Afghanistan could deal with the issue “independently”.
On Friday, an explosion at a mosque frequented by Shiites in the city of Kunduz, capital of the Shiite province in northern Afghanistan, left dozens of people dead and injured. The attack was claimed by Islamic State Khorasan.