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Taliban Seeks ‘Positive Engagement,’ Praises Biden Admin at U.N. Meeting

Members of the terrorist Taliban concluded their participation in a UN-led international conference on Afghanistan’s future on Monday, thanking the organizers for inviting them to take part and particularly praising the administration of US President Joe Biden and its involvement.

A two-day summit of various representatives of international governments took place in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday and Monday, informally known as the “Doha Talks.” Led According to Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, despite her leadership, the Taliban Exclusion It has banned Afghan women from attending, infuriating international human rights groups and complicating discussions with Western countries in attendance.

Speaking at the summit, Taliban delegation head and spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid acknowledged global revulsion at the Taliban’s blatant abuse of women, but said it was a diplomatic imperative for other countries to ignore the Taliban’s blatant human rights violations.

This week’s meeting was the third of the “Doha Talks” but the first to include the Taliban as the jihadist terrorists sought to impose mandatory sanctions. Unreasonable and the UN’s demands for participation in the two previous engagements.

The Taliban, currently calling themselves the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan”, have been the unbeaten government in Afghanistan since the terrorists stormed Kabul on August 15, 2021, and the US-backed government fled without a fight. President Biden’s decision to violate the agreement brokered by his predecessor Donald Trump with the Taliban and the former Afghan government in early 2021 led the terrorists to launch a campaign of territorial conquest that led to the fall of Kabul.

In his remarks made public at the meeting on Sunday, Mujahid stressed the Taliban’s support for “positive engagement” with the world and called on relevant countries to lift sanctions against his terrorist organisation so that Afghanistan can prosper.

“We see the Doha meeting as an important opportunity to hold a constructive dialogue on the unilateral and multilateral sanctions imposed on some government officials and the financial and banking sectors,” Mujahid told Afghan media. Toro News“And the broader challenges facing our economy.”

“This forum is a positive step towards addressing these issues and reassuring the Afghan people that the restrictions imposed on our country will be eased in due course,” he added.

“I don’t deny that some countries may have issues with some of the Islamic Emirate’s measures,” Mujahid said, in an indirect reference to the many human rights abuses his organisation is accused of committing.

“Policy differences between nations are natural, and I believe it is the duty of an experienced diplomat to find ways to foster exchanges and understanding rather than confrontation,” he argued.

Mujahid also used the occasion to celebrate the documented eradication of opium trade and poppy cultivation under the Taliban regime, which the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) warned last week could deal a devastating blow to Afghanistan’s drug-addicted communities.

“Furthermore, we have banned the cultivation, processing and smuggling of poppies, which has had an impact worldwide, despite unilateral and multilateral sanctions and pressure,” the spokesman said. “Opium poppy cultivation, which remained a major challenge in Afghanistan, has been reduced to almost zero.”

Mujahid suggested the world should reward the Taliban for cutting the world’s opium supply by lifting sanctions.

Tolo News spoke to Mujahid on Monday and learnt that after his private meetings with global diplomats, he is optimistic about the future of the Taliban’s acceptance in the international community.

“The meetings are going well and some countries are in favor of cooperation with Afghanistan in the economic and financial fields,” Mujahid said. Quote as you say.

Toro noted that the Taliban also used the opportunity to specifically thank several countries for their efforts in Afghanistan.

“During the meeting, Mujahid praised the positions of Russia, China, Iran, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, the United States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation,” Tolo reported.

China is the only country in the world to officially accept a Taliban terrorist as an ambassador in its capital. Russia says it is working to remove the Taliban from its list of designated terrorist organizations. The Taliban’s relations with Pakistan and Iran are tense, with territorial disputes over local water resources and other issues causing frustration on both sides.

ToloNews did not say how Mujahid appreciated the U.S. response. Mujahid posted a separate comment praising the U.S. in a Twitter post following the report, but that post also did not provide any details about his decision to make such an offer.

“The positions of Russia, China, Iran, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, the United States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation are commendable,” Mujahid wrote.

The United States has been fighting a war with the Taliban for 20 years in response to the Taliban’s ties to al-Qaida, the organization responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001, massacre on U.S. soil. The Trump Agreement, which Biden reneged on, included a provision requiring the Taliban to sever ties with all terrorist organizations, including al-Qaida.

Al-Qaeda is now expanding its influence in Afghanistan, to the point that it is encouraging international jihadists to travel there.

“I went to Afghanistan, learned from the situation there, [the Taliban’s] The document is widely believed to have been written in June by al-Qaeda leader Saif al-Adl.

The Biden administration’s Afghanistan policy has not only significantly strengthened Al Qaeda’s position in Afghanistan, but also greatly enriched the Taliban. According to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), a U.S. government watchdog, the Biden administration has paid the Taliban approximately $11 million in “taxes,” tariffs, and other fees since August 2021.

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