they were very consistent in meeting they were very consistent in meeting the commitments that they made. perhaps more so than the americans? i have tended to find that they were more consistent in meeting their commitments to us than we were in meeting our commitments to them, and thatis meeting our commitments to them, and that is one of the things and challenges that has undermined some trust from their site to ours. bier? trust from their site to ours. very briefl , trust from their site to ours. very briefly, should _ trust from their site to ours. very briefly, should the _ trust from their site to ours. very briefly, should the west - trust from their site to ours. very briefly, should the west recognise the taliban as the new government of afghanistan? brute the taliban as the new government of afghanistan?— afghanistan? we will see what comes out of the negotiations _ afghanistan? we will see what comes out of the negotiations with _ afghanistan? we will see what comes out of the negotiations with people i out of the negotiations with people like that back the taliban have said they do not want a monopoly on power. they want afghanistan to be successful, and they see having a coalition government as part of that. so we will see what comes out of that. those negotiations. and then the policy is that the