The Taliban in Afghanistan: fight against the "Islamic state" by themselves and do not cooperate wit

Original title: Taliban in Afghanistan: fight against the "Islamic state" by itself and do not cooperate with the United States
The Taliban in Afghanistan: fight against the "Islamic state" by themselves and do not cooperate with the United States
An Xiaomeng
The Afghan Taliban ruled out the possibility of cooperating with the United States to combat the extremist organization "Islamic state" on the 9th.
Taliban spokesman Suhail Shahin told the associated press, "we have the ability to deal with the" Islamic state "alone and will not cooperate with the United States.
The Afghan interim government formed by the Taliban and representatives of the U.S. government began talks in Doha, the capital of Qatar, for two days. This is the first face-to-face meeting between the two sides since the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan at the end of August. The topics include the withdrawal of foreign citizens and some Afghans from Afghanistan and the fight against extremist organizations.
The Associated Press reported that the Taliban expressed an "uncompromising" position on the key issue of combating the "Islamic state" before opening talks with the United States.
Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August, the "Islamic state huloshan" organization, a branch of the "Islamic state", has launched many attacks in Afghanistan. On the 8th of this month, this extremist organization launched a suicide bomb attack on a Shiite mosque in Kunduz province, northern Afghanistan, killing at least 46 people and wounding 143 others.
A U.S. State Department official disclosed before the talks that the United States would put pressure on the Taliban to ensure that terrorists would not use Afghan territory to threaten U.S. security, and to form an inclusive government, respect women's rights and allow humanitarian organizations to freely enter and leave areas in need. The Taliban demanded that the United States unfreeze the assets of the Central Bank of Afghanistan, respect Afghanistan's territorial integrity and non-interference in Afghanistan's internal affairs.
During the talks on the 9th, the Taliban warned the United States not to destroy the Taliban regime. Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mottaki of the Afghan interim government told the Afghan bahta news agency after the talks that day: "we clearly tell them that undermining the stability of the Afghan (Taliban) government is not good for anyone... Maintaining good relations with Afghanistan is good for all parties."
In addition, Mottaki said that the Taliban will also hold talks with representatives of the European Union. He did not mention the specific time of the talks. (end) (special feature of Xinhua News Agency)