Loading ...Taliban Hails Reception Of US Humanitarian Aid, But No Formal Political Recognition Yet
The Taliban for the first time announced Sunday that it will receive humanitarian aid for the people of Afghanistan directly from the United States. It comes after the latest round of talks with Washington officials in Doha which Taliban negotiators said “went well” – the first such talks since the US evacuation and pullout in August.
It appears the two sides came to agreement over the humanitarian assistance based on reception of the funds not being linked to formal political recognition. The US side gained confirmation that the Taliban would allow US citizens and permanent residents, and other foreign nationals still stuck in Afghanistan the freedom to leave the country:
The statement said the US agreed to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, while the Taliban said they would “facilitate principled movement of foreign nationals.”