This first meeting in person since Afghanistan’s US departure was intended to discuss security and human rights in the country now directed by a Taliban regime in search of international recognition.
Le Monde with AFP
It was a first, but it’s still too early to judge its magnitude and its benefits for Afghanistan. American officials and Taliban gathered in person, for the first time since the departure of Afghan soil from the United States, Saturday 9th and Sunday, October 10, in Qatar.
The American delegation went to Doha for “security, terrorism problems and travel security of American citizens, other foreign citizens and Afghan partners,” said Sunday. , the spokesman for the State Department Ned Price.
The Taliban “judged on their actions, not only on their words”
Among the topics: “Human Rights, especially the participation of women and girls at all levels of Afghan society,” says Price. But also “the provision of consistent humanitarian aid from the United States, directly directed to the Afghan people”.
According to the state department, the exchanges were “francs and professionals” and the US officials reaffirmed that “the Taliban will be judged on their actions, not only on their words”.