Inching toward informal acceptance rather than formal recognition. Not that the Talibs care, so long as the dhimmis resume forking over the moolah.
[ToloNews] The Islamic Emirate on Monday welcomed the reopening of the European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...’s office in Kabul, saying that the step could be the beginning of engagement with European countries.
"The decision of the European Union to reopen its office in the near future is a good step and it is in the interest of the people of Afghanistan," said Ahmadullah Wasiq, deputy front man for the Islamic Emirate. "They will evaluate their work from the vicinity."
According to a report in the Financial Times, the European Union is considering restarting its political activities in a limited way in Kabul.
The report said that the move is not intended to recognize the current government in Afghanistan.
"As we have repeatedly said, this is not a sign of recognition. We want to be able to better assist the Afghan people who need our help by being closer and, inevitably, we need to engage with the Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
," said Nabila Massarali, EU spokesperson.
With the collapse of the former government and the Taliban’s takeover, Western countries suspended their missions in Afghanistan. However,
some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them...
some of the western countries shifted their diplomatic activities to Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
’s capital of Doha.
"They should lobby for the human rights
...which are often intentionally defined so widely as to be meaningless...
and the rights of women and press the Taliban and also continue aid to prevent the humanitarian crisis," said Wali Frozan, a political analyst.
Abdul Qahar Balkhi, the foreign ministry’s front man, said in a tweet on Monday that the Islamic Emirate would guarantee the security of the European Countries’ embassies and personnel.
"Resumption of EU mission in Afghanistan is sound and positive step which we welcome. Just as security of other embassies in Kabul is guaranteed, the security of EU embassy & personnel will also be guaranteed," he said.
The Financial Times writes that the European Union sought to resume operations within a month.
"I hope the Taliban can fulfil the expectation of the world countries and European Union, thus we can engage with the world," said Jawid Sangdel, an international relations’ expert.
Based on the reports, a delegation of the European Union visited Kabul last month to assess whether they would be able to resume their activities in Kabul or not. The EU is concerned that it would not be able to properly implement its package of one billion Euro aid to the people of Afghanistan without having an actual mission in Kabul.
Taliban welcomes Putin’s remarks over removing them from blacklist
[KhaamaPress] Spokesperson of Afghanistan’s ministry of foreign affairs Abdul Qahar Balkhi in a series of Twitter posts said that the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
welcomed the Russian President Vladimir Putin
...President-for-Life of Russia. He gets along well with other presidents for life. He is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substance. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to him. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substances...’s remarks over removing the name of the Taliban from their list of terror organizations.
Abdul Qahar Balkhi wrote that the chapter of war has come to end in Afghanistan and added that the world must bring positive changes in their relations and approaches with Afghanistan.
"We seek positive relations with the international community based on the principle of reciprocity." Reads a Twitter post.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that they are thinking to remove the Taliban from their list of terror organizations that was added in 2003.
Putin had asked the United Nations
...a formerly good idea gone bad...
to take the lead in this regard as only Russia’s action will not make difference.