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US-Taliban Talks without Afghan Gov’t Was a Mistake: Crocker

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Last Updated on: October 24, 2022

Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker has told that talking with the Taliban in the absence of Afghan government was “a huge mistake”.

Speaking during an interview with Fox News on Saturday, Mr. Crocker said that his country has delegitimized the Afghan government that it has supported during the last 18 years.

He believes that Washington should return to a different political process where the Afghan government should be a key player in the talks with the Taliban.

“We’ll need to return to some kind of political process but it will have to be on a very different basis, it will have to have the Afghan government up front,” Crocker said, “If the Taliban won’t deal with that then we are just going to have to wait until they are ready to deal.”

The former U.S. official reasons that the Afghan government controls provincial capitals of all 34 provinces in Afghanistan while Taliban controls none.

“There are 34 provinces in Afghanistan. Do you know how many of those provincial capitals the Taliban control? It’s a nice round number: It’s zero,” he said.

Crocker remembered the 9/11 attack, saying we do not want to hand Afghanistan back to the people who gave Americans the worst disaster they have seen in their entire history.

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Haqqani, Russian special envoy discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation

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Sirajuddin Haqqani, Afghanistan’s Minister of Interior Affairs, met on Tuesday with Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s special representative to Kabul.

According to the Ministry of Interior, the two sides discussed enhancing cooperation between Afghanistan and Russia, along with security, economic, and political issues.

They also exchanged views on positive engagement and regional stability.

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Pakistan targets civilian homes in Kunar rocket attack

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The Pakistani military regime has carried out rocket attacks in Khas Kunar district of Kunar province, with rockets hitting civilian homes.

Security officials in Kunar said on Tuesday evening the attacks have continued intermittently since early morning, but so far no information has been provided by authorities regarding casualties.

The Pakistani military regime has also carried out rocket attacks on some areas of Sarkano district in Kunar. Early reports indicate there have been no casualties in these strikes.

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Muttaqi and Kabulov stress need for stronger Kabul–Moscow relations

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Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met on Tuesday with Russia’s special envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov in Kabul, where the two sides discussed expanding political ties and deepening economic cooperation between the two countries.

According to a statement from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, both officials emphasized the importance of further strengthening bilateral engagement and broadening cooperation across multiple sectors.

Muttaqi welcomed what he described as the positive development of relations between Afghanistan and Russia, and called for increased economic collaboration, the reactivation of the Joint Economic Commission, and the creation of a regular mechanism for political consultations.

The discussions also covered regional developments, with both sides stressing the importance of peace, stability and security. They exchanged views on enhancing relations with neighboring countries and highlighted the need for joint efforts to support constructive regional engagement.

Kabulov praised the current trajectory of ties between Kabul and Moscow and said Russia is prepared to expand practical cooperation with Afghanistan, particularly in the fields of trade, energy and transit.

He added that Moscow is interested in strengthening bilateral relations through joint economic projects, investment initiatives and infrastructure cooperation, while also promoting regional connectivity and long-term stability.

The meeting comes amid growing diplomatic engagement between the two countries as both sides seek to expand economic opportunities and strengthen regional partnerships.

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