Qatar hosts first meeting between Taliban and US officials since the first to regain control of Afghanistan

According to the Arab channel Al Jazeera, the leaders of the Taliban movement (described as terrorist and banned in the Russian Federation) met with US officials in Qatar for the first time since they returned to power in Afghanistan two years ago.

Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Kahar Balkhi said the two sides discussed confidence-building measures during the two-day talks, including the lifting of sanctions and travel bans, and the return of Afghan central bank assets held overseas. The delegations also discussed issues of combating drugs and human rights, said Abdul Kahar Balkhi.

US officials again called on the Taliban* to lift bans on girls' secondary education and women's employment, and to release American detainees, Al Jazeera reported. The meeting was also attended by representatives of the Central Bank of Afghanistan and the Ministry of Finance of the country. The US froze about $7 billion of Afghan central bank funds held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York after the Taliban came to power*.

Al Jazeera recalls that so far no country has officially recognized the Taliban since its return to power. Before the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, the Taliban were officially recognized by three states - the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
In August 2021, the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan after a chaotic withdrawal of US troops from the country.

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[Uprun]

This is a shame ..... America is at the negotiating table with the "shepherds" who caught up with them with slippers ..... If they talk, then they want something else from Afghanistan, they don’t even call the DPRK - they don’t want anything anymore.

[carpenter]

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If they talk, then they want something else from Afghanistan, they don’t even call North Korea - they don’t want anything anymore.

What do they want? they want drugs. An article has already appeared in the American magazine "Time", where there are such two points:

1. If the ban continues, then in a year or two Europe will face a shortage of heroin, and then, most likely, a fentanyl epidemic will begin (traditionally, China is blamed, Italians are also mentioned).

2. The shortage of heroin will force European drug addicts to switch to more dangerous drugs or look for new suppliers.

[hector]

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This is a shame ..... America is at the negotiating table with the "shepherds" who caught up with them with slippers ..... If they talk, then they want something else from Afghanistan, they don’t even call the DPRK - they don’t want anything anymore.

For Russia, too, a shame, they blew the moment, as usual, when the Taliban immediately asked for contacts with Russia.

[Man from afar]

The official agenda of the meeting is just a screen for business negotiations on how to start spoiling Russia for unfreezing funds. The "hadjis" quickly forgot about how the same faces that promise them a sky in diamonds, not so long ago gave orders to hunt them from drones and send squads of assassins in search.

[boni592807]

ManFrom Afar (Viktor Semyonov). Today, 16:55. NEW - "... The official agenda of the meeting is just a screen for business negotiations on how to start spoiling Russia for unfreezing funds. The "hadjis" quickly forgot about how the same faces, ..."

You CORRECTLY indicated the DIRECTION. did not FULLY realize the goals and objectives of the US "work" in the Heartland — the massive northeastern part of Eurasia, bordered from the south and east by mountain systems, but its boundaries are defined differently by various researchers.- ru.wikipedia.org›Heartland (geopolitics).
If it is impossible to win sworn "partners" (USA with satellites - NATO). That:
plan A- by the hands of "brought up" from the East, essentially Russians over the past at least 30 years (previous periods from Austria-Hungary only laid a mine and raised "teeth - a dragon - ethno-Nazis - UNA-UNSO - Zapadentsev) O. Kraintsev (although they did not say the final words - England will "help" and guide them (a well-known dirty trick and without complexes. Basically terror and most likely in ...).
Plan B - the most promising and intensively prepared direction Afghan (fuze) - the former republics Cf. Asia (USSR) they successfully worked there under the USSR, and especially under the "curtain" of the fosterlings of the United States and England. Turkey. Afghan has long been a "plowed" field.
Who knows ethn the composition of Afghanistan will understand. what an old joke about that. that in the Russian Federation there are no longer only Uzbeks and Tajiks from the former Soviet. Knowing the "transparency" of the borders of Tajikistan and other "fraternal". "incorruptibility" of the authorities. The code of "hit" from the "fraternal" in the Russian Federation ... Afghan Mujahideen of these nationalities could not badly settle down in the Russian Federation. Himself at least three times in his village saw a young "compatriot" in an Afghan headdress in AUCHAN. Pako l or pakul (Pashtunka, Afghan hat) - a traditional headdress in South Asia, most common in central, southeastern and northeastern Afghanistan, northwestern and western Pakistan.
Only the LAZY did not speak about the alleged stupidity of the United States and cowardice. НO. there is TE. who understands Uncle Sam is not one of those. who is FREE OF CHARGE scattered billions (VIVT). Yes, and they are able to plan FOR THE FUTURE AND work for the IMPLEMENTATION of plans gazeta.ru›Army - "...The United States has left about $85 billion worth of weapons and military equipment in Afghanistan , said Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) of Russia. "Gazeta.Ru ”understood why the Americans made such a“ gift ”to the Taliban * and where their weapons might end up.
Now probably the US just visiting Wed. Asia "Taliban" "tired" of civilian life and "ISIS" members brought there by the United States can be offered to walk with "friendly - fraternal" help through the former Soviet ones and "gathering" "reinforcements" from them to come to the so-called. "soft underbelly" RF. And millions as legal "new Russia" - the so-called. "compatriots" and no less number of illegal immigrants will hardly think. which side to take (see the reports of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the FSB of the Russian Federation).
By the way, this has long been predicted by analysts. As an option, see the books of Maxim Kalashnikov for an example. There are people with good training. V and VT too (it is doubtful that everyone was resold). On the way from Tajikistan to Kazakhstan, they can "replenish" both VT and people (freebies (wealth and houris) on the way to the Russian Federation. also STIMULUS). And in the Russian Federation, those who know and have long "penetrated" even into the very "depths" of the Russian Federation (the option is corrupt local authorities and huge uncontrolled and illegal money of diasporas from the same "fraternal").
Completely WORKING option. And you are talking about nonsense and about "... Quickly" Hajji "forgot about how the same faces that promise them the sky in diamonds, not so long ago gave orders to hunt them from drones and send assassination squads in search of ... ."
This is a Western politician and in the east there are those who are not averse to making money on THIS. NOTHING PERSONAL JUST BUSINESS. And the rationale .... choose for yourself ...For example, quite recently, "offended" uninvited guests "just walked around Moscow with" thanksgiving "shouts. They reported that the initiators were from the territory of O. Kraina (and whoever is behind them is right" partners ").
R.S. Question . ready for THIS option with variations in the Russian Federation or how ...!?

[Andrey Moskvin]

Meeting curators with their pupils. Everything is fine.

[A17ttt]

We need to keep following this story.
While there are many shadows and circles on the water.

[Thrifty]

I hope that our agents of influence are present at the top of the Afghan tribes ...

[gsev]

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I hope that our agents of influence are present at the top of the Afghan tribes ...

Agents of influence are not able to replace engineers and businessmen who want to do business with Afghanistan. Afghans like to do business on their own. Ours are trying to monopolize the supply of metal to this side only through firms close to the authorities. It is because of this that the Afghans prefer to trade either with the Chinese or with the Muslims or with Western Europeans. The Taliban are interested in diversifying buyers of traditional Afghan exports. So far, the Chinese dominate there, buying up all the best nuts. In principle, Russia is capable of placing orders for the tailoring of military uniforms in Afghanistan, but it will be troublesome to control the quality at small firms. Oddly enough, cooperation in the development of drones is possible, although Iran and China may take this negatively.

[Plover]

As long as the US turns up its nose, Chinese companies are actively starting exploration, which, coupled with China's export restrictions, is very much disliked by the states. The Taliban, in fact, well done - this is no longer the "gop-company" that came to power in the late 90s. Now they have mastered a new level - to play on contradictions