but there are strongholds in the east which are on your border. and badakhshan. the consultation of terrorist groups in badakhshan. pakistan s role will be absolutely crucial politically, security, to ensure that this does not collapse. the role of pakistan is crucial, but the role of other countries is also crucial, and we don t agree with pinpointing the blame on pakistan. pakistan has done more than any other country to fight terrorism, but having said that, we continue to engage with the international community in ensuring that even more can be done for dealing with, effectively dealing with the threat or challenge of terrorism. this is in our own interests. this is in the interests of the international community, so the attack that was taken yesterday, we condemn those attacks. and yes, it is important. that is why it is important that a stable political setup has to be established in afghanistan, an inclusive political setup, an inclusive political setup then a road map has to be
i know what it s like to lose soldiers in combat and these particular soldiers and marines were trying to help innocent people get to safety and so my heart goes out to safety and so my heart goes out to them and their families. to safety and so my heart goes out to them and theirfamilies. in to safety and so my heart goes out to them and their families. in terms of contact with the taliban, i think it is really important to maintain an open channel to the taliban and to whatever government emerges from afghanistan. the united states in the world i think got three objectives as we look towards august 31 and beyond. the first is continuing to get people out safely, citizens and special immigrant visa holders, those who stood by us and want to leave the country. we will continue to work with the taliban and other afghans on the ground to get them out safely. secondly help them deal with the acute humanitarian crisis. any human
taliban, including military support and strategic advice during the taliban s successful move across afghanistan in recent months. when the taliban took to power, pakistan was one of three countries to recognise the taliban. so when i sat down with pakistan s ambassador in cobble this morning, i asked him how soon pakistan would want to recognise the taliban this time. so, we believe that once they take their own actions, they come forward with the controls of their administration, their political setup, the long term constitutional issues, the question of recognition will come later. and we are engaged. we are not working in isolation. we are engaged with our neighbours, all neighbouring countries. we are engaged with the regional countries, russia, turkey and so many
the ability of the well, actually, to go after islamist extremists even if they are sworn enemies of them and so there are questions now about whether it was the right thing to do to what will need to be done in order to deal with this threat. thank you very much. a big, urgent questions, big security questions on the minds of many in capitals around the minds of many in capitals around the world, most of all on the minds of afghans. this was a reminder that the crisis cannot be kept within the afghan border selectable would be hearing from the afghan ambassador stop later we will be hearing.
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