A senior Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) delegation, led by Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, headed to Qatar on Wednesday to hold talks with US officials to release some of the $9 billion of frozen reserves. According to a Washington Post report, US officials have tried to set up a system for assets to be
and because the taliban are still classed as a terrorist organisation, sanctions have been imposed, which mean the country has run out of cash. it s a very difficult and challenging time for the people of afghanistan, but the core need is to help them revive their own economy, their own livelihood, and that is not possible without the state. nazir kabiri was a minister in the previous government, but he felt it was his duty to stay on and work with the country s new masters. one senior british military figure believes it s time to work with britain s former enemies in order to protect the afghan people. i think the west is going to end up recognising the taliban government. if that s the case, then we d better get on with it sooner rather than later. there s a great phrase be magnanimous in victory . i think this is an occasion for us
humanitarian crisis in the world. in cities like kabul, there s no actual shortage of food, but people don t have the cash to buy it. as a result, up to 8 million people are facing starvation. the economy has simply collapsed. the west has frozen afghanistan s financial assets, nearly $10 billion worth. and because the taliban are still classed as a terrorist organisation, sanctions have been imposed, which mean the country has run out of cash. it s a very difficult and challenging time for the people of afghanistan, but the core need is to help them revive their own economy, their own livelihood, and that is not possible without the state. nazir kabiri was a minister in the previous government, but he felt it was his duty to stay on and work with the
but nazir kabiri says working with afghanistan s new masters is the only way to save his country. you stayed in afghanistan and you re working for the other side. i did this, and the basic motivation came from the fact that we can t turn our back to the people the same way that the leaders have. and that, of course, requires understanding, that requires negotiations, that requires dialogue. without commitment, without bravery, this wouldn t have been possible. five months down the road, i have a share in stopping part of the humanitarian tragedy, and for which, that s pride of my life.
but i ve come here to see the one man who thinks that he may be able to keep it from utter destruction. the us still classes the taliban as a terrorist organisation. but nazir kabiri says working with afghanistan s new masters is the only way to save his country. you stayed in afghanistan and you re working for the other side. i did this, and the basic motivation came from the fact that we can t turn our back to the people the same way that the leaders have. and that, of course, requires understanding, that requires negotiations, that requires dialogue. without commitment, without bravery, this wouldn t have been possible. five months down the road, i have a share in stopping part of the humanitarian tragedy, and for which, that s pride of my life. some who fought the war on terror think nazir s right, that it s time to start working with the taliban. the taliban are a very broad grouping and there s no doubt,