Islamabad: US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman Friday stressed the importance of a “coordinated approach” Afghanistan and other issues critical to regional stability during his meetings with top Pakistani leaders pressing for greater international engagement with the Taliban-led government in Kabul.
Sherman to visit, most senior US diplomat under US President Joe Biden administration Pakistanmet Pakistani National Security Advisor Moeed Yousuf and Foreign Minister on Thursday Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday.
She traveled from New Delhi to Islamabad on Thursday on a two-day visit to discuss various aspects of strained bilateral ties with Pakistan and the regional situation. Taliban The takeover of Afghanistan.
US State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a brief readout of his meeting with Qureshi in Islamabad, Deputy Secretary Sherman “emphasized the importance of a coordinated approach to Afghanistan and other issues critical to regional stability.”
Prince said Sherman discussed areas of bilateral cooperation, the importance of US-Pakistan relations and the way forward in Afghanistan.
Sherman and Youssef discussed development in Afghanistan and ways to advance cooperation in bilateral ties, Prince said in another readout of the meeting.
Sherman’s stress on the importance of a “coordinated approach” to Afghanistan comes as Pakistani leaders, including Prime Minister Imran Khan, are urging the international community to engage more actively with the Taliban-led interim government in Kabul.
A leading Pakistani newspaper reported that the Biden administration is focusing on four key points in its talks with Pakistan – recognition of the Taliban government in Kabul, international sanctions on Afghanistan, access to Afghanistan and counter-terrorism cooperation.
A senior diplomatic source was quoted as saying by the Dawn newspaper that the US does not want Pakistan to recognize the Taliban regime before the rest of the international community.
According to the source, the US does not want Pakistan to recognize the Taliban regime before the rest of the international community. Instead, it wants Pakistan to continue its efforts to soften the Taliban’s position on controversial issues such as inclusive governance, human rights, girls’ education and women’s work.
According to state-run Radio Pakistan, National Security Adviser Yusuf said the world should maintain contact with the interim government in Afghanistan, which is now under Taliban rule since August 15, when the Afghan terrorist group elected President Ashraf Ghani. was removed, from which they were compelled. Leaving the country to seek refuge in the United Arab Emirates.
During his meeting with Sherman, Pakistani Foreign Minister Qureshi said that the current situation in Afghanistan requires positive participation of the international community, immediate provision of humanitarian aid, release of Afghan financial resources and measures to help build a sustainable economy. Is. Afghan people.
He expressed hope that the Taliban rulers in Afghanistan would make “concerted efforts” for peace and stability in the war-torn country.
The Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement that Qureshi stressed that there was a fundamental convergence between Pakistan and the United States on the need for a peaceful resolution of the situation in Afghanistan.
The two sides exchanged views on bilateral relations, Afghanistan and regional peace and stability, the statement said.
Qureshi “hoped that the new setup in Afghanistan would work towards peace and stability as well as betterment of life for all Afghan people”, the FO said.
Qureshi underlined that an inclusive and broad-based political structure, reflecting the ethnic diversity of Afghan society, is essential for Afghanistan’s stability and progress.
In the context of Pakistan-US bilateral relations, they underscored Pakistan’s commitment to building a comprehensive, long-lasting and enduring relationship based on economic cooperation, regional connectivity and peace in the region.
Pakistan’s ties with the US have been under renewed pressure since the Taliban’s dramatic capture of Afghanistan in August. The tension builds on Washington’s stance that Pakistan has deep ties with the Taliban, and secretly supports, as Islamist insurgents fought the US-backed Afghan government.
Qureshi said a regular and structured dialogue process between Pakistan and the US is important to promote common interests and advance shared regional objectives.
They also stressed the importance of peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute for lasting peace and stability in South Asia, the statement said.
Qureshi and Sherman agreed to continue close communication and coordination on the situation in Afghanistan, security and terrorism, trade and investment, climate change, economic cooperation and regional connectivity.
Earlier in the day, Sherman tweeted that she “meeted with Qureshi to discuss the future of Afghanistan and the important and long-standing US-Pakistan relationship”.
“We look forward to continuing to address regional and global challenges,” she said.
Last month, a group of 22 Republican senators introduced legislation to ban the Taliban and all foreign governments backing the radical Islamist group. The bill also seeks official input from Foreign Minister Antony Blinken on an assessment of the role played by Pakistan in supporting the return of the Taliban to power in Kabul.
The Taliban captured almost all major towns and cities in Afghanistan last month in the backdrop of a US military withdrawal that began on May 1. The capital Kabul fell to the rebels on 15 August.
The Afghan terrorist group claimed victory over opposition forces in the last holdout province of Panjshir on 6 September, completing its occupation of Afghanistan three weeks after the capture of Kabul.
The Taliban have formed a strict interim 33-member cabinet that has no women and includes UN-designated terrorists. The Taliban last ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001.
Sherman to visit, most senior US diplomat under US President Joe Biden administration Pakistanmet Pakistani National Security Advisor Moeed Yousuf and Foreign Minister on Thursday Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday.
She traveled from New Delhi to Islamabad on Thursday on a two-day visit to discuss various aspects of strained bilateral ties with Pakistan and the regional situation. Taliban The takeover of Afghanistan.
US State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a brief readout of his meeting with Qureshi in Islamabad, Deputy Secretary Sherman “emphasized the importance of a coordinated approach to Afghanistan and other issues critical to regional stability.”
Prince said Sherman discussed areas of bilateral cooperation, the importance of US-Pakistan relations and the way forward in Afghanistan.
Sherman and Youssef discussed development in Afghanistan and ways to advance cooperation in bilateral ties, Prince said in another readout of the meeting.
Sherman’s stress on the importance of a “coordinated approach” to Afghanistan comes as Pakistani leaders, including Prime Minister Imran Khan, are urging the international community to engage more actively with the Taliban-led interim government in Kabul.
A leading Pakistani newspaper reported that the Biden administration is focusing on four key points in its talks with Pakistan – recognition of the Taliban government in Kabul, international sanctions on Afghanistan, access to Afghanistan and counter-terrorism cooperation.
A senior diplomatic source was quoted as saying by the Dawn newspaper that the US does not want Pakistan to recognize the Taliban regime before the rest of the international community.
According to the source, the US does not want Pakistan to recognize the Taliban regime before the rest of the international community. Instead, it wants Pakistan to continue its efforts to soften the Taliban’s position on controversial issues such as inclusive governance, human rights, girls’ education and women’s work.
According to state-run Radio Pakistan, National Security Adviser Yusuf said the world should maintain contact with the interim government in Afghanistan, which is now under Taliban rule since August 15, when the Afghan terrorist group elected President Ashraf Ghani. was removed, from which they were compelled. Leaving the country to seek refuge in the United Arab Emirates.
During his meeting with Sherman, Pakistani Foreign Minister Qureshi said that the current situation in Afghanistan requires positive participation of the international community, immediate provision of humanitarian aid, release of Afghan financial resources and measures to help build a sustainable economy. Is. Afghan people.
He expressed hope that the Taliban rulers in Afghanistan would make “concerted efforts” for peace and stability in the war-torn country.
The Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement that Qureshi stressed that there was a fundamental convergence between Pakistan and the United States on the need for a peaceful resolution of the situation in Afghanistan.
The two sides exchanged views on bilateral relations, Afghanistan and regional peace and stability, the statement said.
Qureshi “hoped that the new setup in Afghanistan would work towards peace and stability as well as betterment of life for all Afghan people”, the FO said.
Qureshi underlined that an inclusive and broad-based political structure, reflecting the ethnic diversity of Afghan society, is essential for Afghanistan’s stability and progress.
In the context of Pakistan-US bilateral relations, they underscored Pakistan’s commitment to building a comprehensive, long-lasting and enduring relationship based on economic cooperation, regional connectivity and peace in the region.
Pakistan’s ties with the US have been under renewed pressure since the Taliban’s dramatic capture of Afghanistan in August. The tension builds on Washington’s stance that Pakistan has deep ties with the Taliban, and secretly supports, as Islamist insurgents fought the US-backed Afghan government.
Qureshi said a regular and structured dialogue process between Pakistan and the US is important to promote common interests and advance shared regional objectives.
They also stressed the importance of peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute for lasting peace and stability in South Asia, the statement said.
Qureshi and Sherman agreed to continue close communication and coordination on the situation in Afghanistan, security and terrorism, trade and investment, climate change, economic cooperation and regional connectivity.
Earlier in the day, Sherman tweeted that she “meeted with Qureshi to discuss the future of Afghanistan and the important and long-standing US-Pakistan relationship”.
“We look forward to continuing to address regional and global challenges,” she said.
Last month, a group of 22 Republican senators introduced legislation to ban the Taliban and all foreign governments backing the radical Islamist group. The bill also seeks official input from Foreign Minister Antony Blinken on an assessment of the role played by Pakistan in supporting the return of the Taliban to power in Kabul.
The Taliban captured almost all major towns and cities in Afghanistan last month in the backdrop of a US military withdrawal that began on May 1. The capital Kabul fell to the rebels on 15 August.
The Afghan terrorist group claimed victory over opposition forces in the last holdout province of Panjshir on 6 September, completing its occupation of Afghanistan three weeks after the capture of Kabul.
The Taliban have formed a strict interim 33-member cabinet that has no women and includes UN-designated terrorists. The Taliban last ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001.
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