US Cancels Talks With Taliban Over U-Turn On Girls’ Education: State Department

Kabul / Washington: The United States suddenly canceled a meeting with the Taliban in Doha which was set to overcome the main economic problems, officials said on Friday, after the Ruler of Islam Afghanistan reversed the decision to allow all girls to return to class.
Cancellation of talks is the first concrete sign that the latest Taliban step on human rights and inclusiveness can directly affect the willingness of the international community to help the group, some of its leaders are under sanctions u.S.

Their decision is a reversal of a very disappointing commitment and cannot be explained to the people of Afghanistan, first and primarily, and also to the international community,” said US State Department spokesman told Reuters.

We have canceled some of our involvement, including planned meetings in Doha, and explained that we saw this decision as a potential turning point in our involvement.”

Three sources were familiar with the issue to Reuters that a series of meetings between administrative officials A. and the Taliban were determined to take place on the sidelines of the Qatar capital on Saturday and Sunday.

Some of the meetings including the United Nations and World Bank representatives, sources added.

Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman confirmed that the Taliban delegation, including the foreign minister who acted, had hoped to go to Doha.

Talks are designed to include problems including the independence of Afghan central banks and printing Afghan currency banknotes.

Also for discussion is a humanitarian exchange facility to free cash and hundreds of millions of dollars funding which is currently held in the World Bank trust funds intended for the Afghan education sector, according to three sources.

he Qatar jet intended to collect Muttaqi delegates in Kabul has not yet appeared,” said a diplomatic source, referring to the acting of Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.

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