The Taliban wants countries that shuttered their embassies in Kabul to reopen them and engage in dialogue new Afghan government, the Taliban’s acting Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Ghani Baradar said on Thursday.
According to Afghanistan’s TOLO News, Baradar made the comments at a meeting in Kabul with ambassadors of China, Russia, and Pakistan. The three countries have kept their embassies open since the Taliban took over the country.
On Twitter, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen quoted Baradar. “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan wants good relations with countries of the world. If anyone has an issue with us, we are ready to resolve it through talks and understanding. We are neither intending nor have policy of harming others, the future Afghanistan will be a home of peace,” he wrote.
Since the US completed its withdrawal, the Taliban has been calling for diplomatic and trade relations with Washington and other Western countries that participated in the war. But the US appears to be in no hurry to recognize the new government.
The US has frozen billions in Afghan government reserves and is using its power over the global financial system as leverage over the Taliban. Even though the US and the Taliban cooperated on the evacuation and have been engaged in talks since at least 2018, many in Washington are opposed to opening up relations with the group.
This week, 22 Republican Senators introduced a bill that would sanction the Taliban, and any governments the US assesses are supporting them. Reacting to the legislation, the Taliban said more sanctions from the US would be another example of Washington trying to change Afghanistan by force.
Afghanistan should never reopen the US Embassy.
It is well known that US Embassies are local CIA headquarters. Therefore, the command and control centers for all nefarious regime changes, coups and invasions.
By reopening the embassy, they will only get US spies, US killers, US NGOs and even some American tourists.
Who in the world wants any of those in their country?
They’re going to get “US spies, US killers, US NGOs and even some American tourists” whether the US embassy is re-opened or not.
But if the US embassy is re-opened, it will be a focal point for the laziest and least skilled US operatives, giving the Afghan regime a surveillance/intelligence advantage.
Yes, but why make it easier for them?
The US deepstate does not give up so easy. Just ask Syria, Iran, Cuba and North Korea.
The US will work for decades to overthrow the Taliban and install a puppet government again. A functioning US Embassy makes that outcome far more likely.
Nothing good can come from inviting the US government into your country. Why take the chance?