Washington: The United States rose again on Friday by the Taliban to release Afghan assets to freeze after their takeover, said the new government in Kabul had to “get” legitimacy first.
Thomas West, a US special representative for Afghanistan, said in a statement tweeted that Washington had long been clarified that if the Taliban claimed power by military power rather than negotiating the US-backed government before, that critical non-humanitarian assistance would be cut off.
“That’s what happened,” West said.
“Legitimacy & support must be obtained by actions to overcome terrorism, building inclusive governance, & respecting the rights of minority, women & women – including the same access to education & work,” he said.
In an open letter on Wednesday, the Taliban called on the US Congress to release Afghan assets freezing after the country’s takeover in August.
Washington won nearly $ 9.5 billion assets belonging to the Central Afghan Bank, and the economy that depends on effective assistance collapsing – with civil servants not paid for months and the treasury cannot afford to pay imports.
Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said in a letter that the biggest challenge facing Afghanistan was insecure, and warned that economic turmoil at home could cause difficulties abroad.
The West said that Afghanistan was already in a terrible economic and humanitarian attitude before the Taliban took over, because of the war, drought, and pandemic Covid-19.
“The US will continue to support Afghans with humanitarian aid,” he said, saying $ 474 million has been provided this year.
Washington also “tried hard to help UN and humanitarian perpetrators to meet the needs of this winter,” he said.
“We will continue to be clear-eyed, honest diplomacy with the Taliban,” he added.