US ‘Has Engagements’ With Islamic Emirate to Advance ‘National Interests’
Matthew Miller, the spokesperson for the US Department of State, said during a press briefing that Washington engages with Afghanistan’s interim government to advance its own interests.
The State Department spokesperson told reporters: “We have engagements with the Taliban to advance United States national interests, and we have engagements with HTS to advance United States national interests, including of course finding and returning home the American journalist Austin Tice.”
Sayed Qareebullah Sadat, a political analyst, said: “US engagement with the Islamic Emirate equates to global engagement. If the US decides to recognize the Islamic Emirate tomorrow, within a week, 40 or 50 countries might recognize Afghanistan as well.”
Janat Faheem Chakari, another analyst, said: “The US and Europe, as the world’s leading powers, are capable of successfully pulling Afghanistan out of its political and economic quagmire.”
Although the Islamic Emirate has not yet commented on this matter, it has previously expressed its willingness to engage with various countries, including the United States.
