KABUL, Aug 18 — The Taliban have pledged not to seek “revenge” against their opponents in Afghanistan in their first press conference since taking power, as the United States said they would hold the insurgents to their promises to respect human rights. The Taliban announcements came...
KABUL, Aug 18 — The Taliban have pledged not to seek “revenge” against their opponents in Afghanistan in their first press conference since taking power, as the United States said they would hold the insurgents to their promises to respect human rights.
Tens of thousands of people have tried to flee the country to escape the hardline Islamist rule expected under the Taliban, or fearing direct retribution for siding with the Western-backed government in power for the past two decades. He also said they were “committed to letting women work in accordance with the principles of Islam”, without offering specifics.
He arrived from Qatar, where he has spent months leading talks with the United States and then Afghan peace negotiators. Washington has authorised the deployment of 6,000 troops to ensure the safe evacuation of embassy staff, as well as Afghans who worked as interpreters or in other support roles.At the White House, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said the Taliban had pledged to allow “safe passage of civilians to the airport”, adding: “We intend to hold them to that commitment.”
It capped a staggeringly fast rout of Afghanistan’s major cities in just 10 days, achieved with relatively little bloodshed, following two decades of war that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives.
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