The European Union on Wednesday (September 8) severely criticized the formation of the Taliban’s new “caretaker” government because international coordinated efforts are looking for ways to deal with the new ruler of Kabul.
The Taliban announced on Tuesday a strong caretaker government with no women or non-Taliban members, including key figures who are under UN sanctions or wanted by the United States on terrorism charges.
The European Union said on Wednesday (September 8) that the “caretaker” government announced by the Taliban in Afghanistan failed to fulfill the vows of the new ruler to include different groups.
The “worrying report” will come from Afghanistan, and “the Taliban has not complied with the international human rights obligations that Afghanistan has promised over the past few decades,” said Peter Stano, the EU’s chief foreign affairs spokesperson. Said.
He was responding to reports that a demonstration in the Afghan capital Kabul was violently suppressed, in which many women participated.
Last week, the EU Foreign Minister List their conditions Strengthen contacts with the Taliban, including the formation of an “inclusive and representative” transitional government.
At the same time, the Vice President of the European Commission Maroš Šefčovič said on Wednesday (September 8) that the EU is ready to continue to provide emergency assistance to Afghanistan, but will pay close attention to the new Taliban government.
However, Shevcovich added that long-term donation funds depend on the Taliban to maintain basic freedoms.
He told reporters in Brussels: “We are very, very carefully studying the behavior of the new government before participating.”
Virtue Initiative
The remarks come as the foreign ministers of 20 countries chaired by senior diplomats from the United States and Germany will meet later on Wednesday to discuss how to deal with the new government.
The virtual meeting may discuss the conditions for cooperation with the Taliban, the conditions for the provision of humanitarian assistance, counter-terrorism issues and the maintenance of basic human rights in Afghanistan.
After visiting Qatar, the transit station for 57,000 airlifted people from Afghanistan, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Brinken visited Ramstein Air Base in Rhineland-Palatinate State.
The US Air Force base is currently a transit point for thousands of Afghans who intend to relocate to the United States as part of an evacuation mission.
In a press release before the visit, Brinken emphasized that “Germany has been a valuable partner of Afghanistan for more than 20 years.”
Before the virtual ministerial meeting, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas stated that it is necessary to “take a joint and coordinated approach in the next phase, especially in terms of how we deal with the new power in Kabul.”
Mas said: “We are ready to provide humanitarian assistance through the United Nations, and we will continue to talk to the Taliban, especially to ensure that those responsible for us can leave the country.”
The German Foreign Minister added that “any further contact will depend on the actions of the Taliban” and criticized that “the announcement of the Provisional Government, which does not include any other groups, and the violence against protesters and journalists in Kabul yesterday are not signals. Let us be optimistic”.
