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Afghanistan
Taliban wins backing for aid at Moscow talks: regional powers say US and allies should pay; NATO queued up next
2021-10-22
[CNN] Afghanistan's new Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
rulers won backing from 10 regional powers at talks in Moscow on Wednesday for the idea of a United Nations
...boodling on the grand scale...
donor conference to help the country stave off economic collapse and a humanitarian catastrophe.

Russia, China, Pakistain, India, Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
and five formerly Soviet Central Asian states joined the Taliban in calling for the UN to convene such a conference as soon as possible to help rebuild the country.

They said it should take place "with the understanding, of course, that the main burden...should be borne by the forces whose military contingents have been present in this country over the past 20 years."

That was a pointed reference to the United States and its allies, who invaded Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 attacks and whose abrupt withdrawal paved the way for the Islamist Taliban to seize back control of the country in August.

Washington chose not to attend the talks, citing technical reasons, but has said it may join future rounds.

Russia has led the calls for international aid, conscious that any spillover of conflict from Afghanistan could threaten regional stability.

"Nobody is interested in the complete paralysis of an entire state, which borders, among other things, the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States)," said Kremlin front man Dmitry Peskov.

The Taliban's resurgence has stirred international fears of a return to their hardline form of Islamist rule in the 1990s, when they hosted the late Osama bin Laden
...... who is no longer with us, and won't be again......
's al Qaeda movement and carried out egregious human rights
...which are often intentionally defined so widely as to be meaningless...
violations, including public stonings and the marginalization of women at work and in schools.

We will respectfully interact with Taliban as new Afghan authorities: Moscow Format
[KhaamaPress] Third Moscow Format on Afghanistan released a joint statement after concluding the meeting saying that the Taliban are now new authorities in Afghanistan and acknowledged that the member states will interact with them respectfully.

The member states in their joint statement promised to respect the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of Afghanistan.

The Moscow Format hosted by Russia was attended by Pakistan, Iran, India, China, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan concluded on Wednesday, October 20.

The statement reads that in order for the Taliban to gain recognition, the must for a truly inclusive government the one which also a prerequisite for national reconciliation.

The joint statement though praises the Taliban’s pledges over Afghanistan’s soil not to be used against any country, asked the de-facto authorities in Kabul to pursue a moderate and wise internal and foreign policy, be friendly to Afghanistan’s neighbor states.

“It is important that the Taliban seek friendly relations with neighbor states to achieve the shared goals of durable peace, security, safety, and long-term prosperity and respect the rights of ethnic groups, women, and children.” Reads the joint statement.

The member states of the Moscow Format expressed concern over the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and promised to convene a broad-based donor conference as soon as possible.

Taliban pledge strengthening diplomatic, economic ties with India, Iran
[KhaamaPress] Afghanistan’s delegation led by Deputy PM Abul Salaam Hanafi met with special representatives of Iran and India to Afghanistan in the sideline of Moscow Format.

Deputy Minister of information and culture and spokesperson of the Taliban Zabiullah Mujahid on his Twitter posts said that the Afghan delegation made different pledges with the countries’ delegations.

“Both sides promised to gather a bilateral gathering on electricity, Water, and bilateral trades ties in near future.” Said Mujahid in a twitter post.

“The Indian side in their meeting with Abdul Salaam Hanafi promised to provide Afghan people with humanitarian aids.” Reads a twitter post of Mujahid.

The Taliban are seem to be focusing on economic relations with regional countries as the country is feared to plunge into a humanitarian crisis if economic woes are not addressed.

NATO to convene meeting on Afghanistan in Brussels
[KhaamaPress] NATO chief Gens Stoltenberg said that the organization plans to convene a summit of defense ministers of the state members in which Afghanistan will be concentrated upon.

The meeting is reportedly being held in headquarter of NATO, Brussels on Thursday and Friday.

The defense ministers of NATO state members will discuss potential terror threats evolving from Afghanistan.
Posted by:Fred

#9  Meet my friend, Fouad FOAD
Posted by: Merrick Ferret   2021-10-22 09:56  

#8  
Posted by: Greng Black3494   2021-10-22 09:47  

#7  if j.b. were not pres. i'd say 'fat chance'
Posted by: irish rage boy   2021-10-22 08:32  

#6  There's a little thing about aiding and abetting 9/11. You were given time to come clean. We sent people to 'break a few legs' as a reminder.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2021-10-22 07:56  

#5  Mayor Carmine De Pasto : If you want this year's homecoming parade in my town, you have to pay for it.

Dean Vernon Wormer : Carmine, I don't think it's right that you should extort money from the college.

Mayor Carmine De Pasto : Look, these parades you throw are very expensive. You using my police, my sanitation people, and my Oldsmobiles free of charge. So, if you mention extortion again, I'll have your legs broken.
Posted by: WacoInMN   2021-10-22 07:41  

#4  #1 sounds like blackmail to me
Posted by: Chris 2021-10-22 01:02


...Dad always said that 'blackmail' was such a harsh word, he preferred 'extortion'.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2021-10-22 06:59  

#3  sorry, drunkeness
Posted by: Chris   2021-10-22 01:03  

#2  sounds like extortion to me
Posted by: Chris   2021-10-22 01:02  

#1  sounds like blackmail to me
Posted by: Chris   2021-10-22 01:02  

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