If the Taliban respect fundamental rights, the United States will recognize them, says Anthony Blanken

 If the Taliban respect fundamental rights, the United States will recognize them, says Anthony Blanken

Washington: US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has said that the United States will recognize the future government of Afghanistan only if it respects the fundamental rights of its people and keeps terrorists out of the country.

According to the Dawn newspaper, commenting on media reports regarding the Chinese Taliban recognizing the Taliban as a legitimate government, he said, "The future Afghan government that upholds the basic rights of its people and which terrorists Don't give shelter to, we can work with this government and accept it.

"A government that does not uphold the fundamental rights of its people, which harbors terrorist groups with nefarious intentions against the United States and its allies, will certainly not allow this to happen," he said.

Top US diplomats appeared on several US television channels to comment on developments in Afghanistan, where the Taliban entered Kabul and forced President Ashraf Ghani to seek refuge in Tajikistan.
"If they do not respect fundamental rights and stop harboring terrorists, the Taliban-led government in Kabul will not receive international aid, sanctions will not be lifted and they will not be able to travel," he warned. Will

When the interviewer asked what his statement sounded like, he said, "The international community, including the United States, must use every tool we have, economically, diplomatically, politically." And make sure (those) rights are upheld. '

He also stressed the need to ensure that "if the Taliban do not do so, they will clearly face punishment for not upholding these rights."

CNN's Jack Tapper reminded Anthony Blanken that in a recent statement, US President Joe Biden insisted that the Kabul government would not be overthrown and asked how "the president could be so wrong".

The secretary argued that the United States has achieved its goals in Afghanistan, dealt with those who attacked us on 9/11, eliminated Osama bin Laden and reduced the threat of al Qaeda, and now is the time to be there. Get out of

The journalist quoted Ryan Crocker, a former US ambassador to Afghanistan, as saying that the withdrawal of US troops was to hand over Afghanistan to the Taliban, and questioned whether the United States was to blame for the catastrophic withdrawal. Will not happen

"We have told everyone, including the president, that the Taliban are in their best position since 2001," Blankenship said.
These are the Taliban that we have inherited and in the same way we have seen that they are capable of advancing aggressively and taking back the country.

"The United States has spent billions of dollars on state-of-the-art military equipment, 300,000 strong forces and an air force that the Taliban did not have, and the fact is that we have seen that force in defending the country," he said. Failed.

The secretary also rejected the suggestion that sending US troops to evacuate US embassy staff and other Americans was tantamount to withdrawing US troops from Vietnam.

"Remember, this is not Saigon, we went to Afghanistan with a mission 20 years ago and that mission was to deal with the people who attacked 9/11 and we have succeeded in that mission," he said. ۔