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US pledges to support UN efforts to address humanitarian situation in Afghanistan
December 01, 2021

(FILE PHOTO: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West)

The United States has pledged to support the UN efforts to address the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.

The assurance was given during two-day delegation-level talks between representatives of interim Afghan government and the United States in Doha. 

The US delegation was led by the Special Representative for Afghanistan, Thomas West, while the Afghan side was led by the Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.

The Afghan side called upon the United States to immediately release its assets, end sanctions and disconnect humanitarian issues from political considerations.  

The US officials urged Taliban to protect the rights of all Afghans, uphold and enforce its policy of general amnesty and take additional steps to form an inclusive and representative government.