US to recognize govt who to protect fundamental rights of Afghans

Staff Reporter : The United States will recognize and work with terrorists who will protect the fundamental rights of its people in Afghanistan in the future and who will not sponsor terrorists, said Secretary of State Antony Blinken. He says the United States will recognize the future government of Afghanistan on the condition that it protects the fundamental rights of the people and does not harbor terrorism in Afghanistan. He made the remarks in a statement issued on Sunday after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. "A government that does not protect the fundamental rights of the people, including its women and girls, will certainly not be (recognized) for those who indulge in terrorist organizations conspiring against the United States or its allies and partners," he added. "We will recognize and work with any future Afghan government that protects the fundamental rights of its people and does not sponsor terrorists," Blinken said in a statement. After two decades of US aggression in Afghanistan, the United States agreed to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan in February 2020 through a peace deal in Doha, Qatar. In contrast, the Taliban agreed to take part in establishing peace in Afghanistan. On 6 August, they captured Jaranaz, the capital of the southern province of Nimroz, as the first provincial capital. Taliban fighters captured Kabul 10 days after Jaranz took control. Despite withdrawing troops in May this year, US President Joe Biden announced in April that troops would be withdrawn by 11 September. He later reduced the July deadline and announced that all US troops would be withdrawn from Afghanistan by August 31. The two sides could not reach an agreement with the government if the Taliban were to reach an agreement with the government to establish peace in Afghanistan. Failing to reach an agreement, the Taliban launched an operation to take control of Afghanistan. BP/SM