Taliban warns US during talks not to 'destabilise' its government while it's trying to re-establish rule in Afghanistan
Taliban acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi speaks during a news conference in Kabul Afghanistan on September 14, 2021.
"We clearly told them that trying to destabilise the government in Afghanistan is good for no one," Muttaqi told the Afghan state news agency Bakhtar after talks in the Qatari capital, Doha.Nothing should be done to weaken the existing government in Afghanistan which can lead to problems for the people," he said, in a recorded statement translated by AFP.
He added: "It is being promised that states will have good relations with one another and have patience while Afghanistan is passing through a very tough time, so Afghanistan will come out of this condition with more strength." Muttaqi said the Taliban wanted to hold meetings with other countries as well as the US to discuss Afghanistan's difficulties.
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