by Imran Danish in TOLOnews, Dec 21, 2022
The US Department of State said that Washington is not prepared to improve its relationship “with the Taliban” until and unless they actually start to uphold the commitments, they have made to the Afghan people.
Addressing a press conference, the US State Department spokesman Ned Price said human rights are at the top of the agenda of his country.
“In every engagement we have with the Taliban, human rights are at the top of the agenda. We of course not only remind them of the commitments they have made to the United States but, more importantly, of the commitment they have to the people of Afghanistan to uphold their basic and fundamental and universal rights, something that the Taliban have failed to do,” Price said.
Islamic Emirate spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said they cannot cross Sharia in a bid to fulfil the wishes of the international community.
He urged the US to engage in talks to address the problems.
“The rules and orders in Islamic Emirate are relevant to the Islam. There is no progress in this regard because it is part of our Sharia and religion. We cannot give up on Sharia because of them. Anyway, engagement and understandings pave the ground for development and the US should do it,” he said.
Analysts said that the improvement of relations between Kabul and Washington would solve political and economic problems in Afghanistan.
“Building relations with the US and the world will benefit Afghanistan. With this, we can solve many political and economic problems in the country,” said Aziz Maarij, a political affairs analyst.
“The relations of the Afghan government with the US is one of the basics of governance. The Islamic Emirate should solve its problems via negotiations and diplomacy with the US,” said Jannat Fahim Chakari, a political analyst.
It has been more than 15 months since the Islamic Emirate came to power in Afghanistan but it has yet to be recognized by any country in the world.
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