The president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, could agree to interact with the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” (IEA, the proper name that the Taliban give to the country)*). The Afghan media writes about this today quoting American foreign policy expert, director of the Wilson Center’s South Asia Institute, Michael Kugelman.
According to Kugelman, Trump will appreciate the IEA’s fight against ISIS*since he liked to take credit for containing the IEA. Kugelman has said in the past that Trump, as president, is unlikely to pay attention to the state of women’s education and human rights in Afghanistan.
Kabul expressed hope that significant progress could be made in relations with Washington under Trump. Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the IEA Abdul Kahar Balkhi He said the administration hopes the incoming Trump administration “will take realistic steps to improve relations between the two countries so that a new chapter can be opened.” He highlighted that during former President Trump’s first term he led the peace process with the Taliban.*which paved the way for the withdrawal of US troops in 2021, “after which the 20-year occupation of Afghanistan would end.”
*Terrorist organization banned on the territory of the Russian Federation.
