Thomas West, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan, said in order to figure out the current problems in Afghanistan, there should be mutual dialogue between different groups of Afghans.
Soon after, the US State Department said as a clarification that these talks should be held with civil society representatives and other Afghan parties.
Vedant Patel, the spokesman of the US State Department pointed at terrorism, not establishment of an inclusive government and the violation of women’s rights as areas of concern in Afghanistan.
Patel added: “Taliban negotiations with Afghan civil society representatives and other Afghans are essential. Recognizing the Taliban, giving them legitimacy and supporting them are related to their actions and decisions, and the Taliban must first gain legitimacy from the Afghan nation. Decisions about the Taliban depend on their actions. We will continue to share concerns with our allies in this regard.”
Although the IE has not reacted in this regard, it has denied talks with the Afghan side in the past and argues that the former afghan political figures are examined and they are failed so they cannot represent Afghans from foreign countries.
Regarding the Doha meeting, Patel reiterated that it was not organized for the recognition of the IE.
He adds: “As the UN Secretary-General said, before any official interaction with the Taliban, the issues that have caused the lives of Afghans to suffer must be resolved, including the existence of terrorists in Afghanistan, the lack of an inclusive government and violation of human rights, especially women’s rights. So the Doha meeting was not about the recognition of the Taliban, but about creating an international common position to help Afghans.”
Political analysts are of the opinion that the IE should talk to those Afghans who were not involved in corruption and theft in the past 20 years in order to solve the problems.
Concerns regarding the lack of an inclusive government, terrorist activities and human rights violations, along with the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan by the West, are triggering at a time when the IE considers all these statements as claims and far from the truth.
The IE reiterated that there is no threat to any country from Afghan soil, its government is inclusive, issues related to women’s right are domestic issues, and humanitarian crisis has also been left as a legacy to them.
