The Taliban have warned the international community against isolating Afghanistan, insisting that the policy had not worked in the past and no one wanted to repeat the process. According to Suhail Shaheen, the Taliban’s UN nominee, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan “is a reality, and we are ready to engage with the international community and resolve issues through talks and understanding based on mutual interests and positive interaction”. He said this during a meeting with ambassadors of several countries in Qatar’s capital Doha. The Taliban reverted to calling Afghanistan the Islamic Emirate – the name under which it was known during the 1996-2001 period. “Isolation of Afg.