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The Prime Minister’s High Representative for the Afghan Transition Sir Simon Gass met with militant chiefs in Kabul – the first summit since the evacuation of British forces in August.
Mr Johnson faced fury from Tory backbenchers over his decision to sit down with the Taliban, who have killed dissidents, tortured prisoners and forced women into hiding since the US-backed government seized power.
Sir Simon met horrific Islamic tyrants, including the de facto leader Abdul Ghani Baradar, known as ‘Baradar the Butcher’, Deputy Prime Minister Abdul-Salaam Hanafi, and Foreign Minister. Aamir Khan | Muttaki.
The Prime Minister’s High Representative for the Afghan Transition Sir Simon Gass meets terror chiefs in Kabul – the first summit since the evacuation of British forces in August (Picture: Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaki shaking hands on Tuesday)
The meeting with the Taliban is the first since British troops were evacuated amid chaos at the airport in late August, which saw more than 190 people in an ISIS suicide bombing (Picture: People on the runway amid chaos in late August)
Toothed Taliban fighters patrol through the city of Kabul as a child sits on a bicycle on Sunday
An ISIS fighter with an AK-47 supported by a comrade in a machine-gun truck in Kabul on October 3
He was joined in Kabul by the d’affaires in charge of the UK mission in Afghanistan in Doha by Dr Martin Longden.
A government spokesman said: ‘Sir Simon and Dr Longden discussed how Britain can help Afghanistan deal with the humanitarian crisis, the importance of preventing the country from becoming an incubator for terrorism, and those who want to leave There is a need for a continuous safe passage for them. Country.
He also raised the treatment of minorities and the rights of women and girls.
‘The government continues to do everything possible to ensure safe passage for those who wish to leave Afghanistan and remains committed to supporting the people of Afghanistan.’
A statement on Twitter that appears to be from the Taliban’s foreign affairs spokesman said: ‘The meeting will revitalize diplomatic ties between the two countries, ensuring security for all citizens entering legally by the IEA (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan). Assurance of, and focused on a detailed discussion about the human. UK aid for Afghans.
Abdul Kahar Balkhi said the UK delegation had said Mr Johnson was ‘seeking to build a relationship with the IEA taking into account the current circumstances’, while the Afghan side said the UK was “positively concerned with relations and cooperation”. Steps must be taken, and a new chapter of the creative must begin. relations’.
He added: ‘We hope that others will also not work towards weakening our government.’
Last week Tory lawmakers raised concerns in parliament that Britain should be wary of relying on the Taliban.
Tory MP Tom Tugenhaut, a former army officer who chaired the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, said the terrorists were facing ‘a cunning PR operation masking a vicious death cult’.
He said it was “absolutely clear” that Taliban fighters were already encircling and killing Afghans working with the West, including in Kabul, Kandahar and Lashkar Gah.
Sir Simon sits with Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaki in photos posted by the Taliban official’s Twitter account
Dr. Martin Longden attended by Sir Simon, in-charge d’affaires of the UK Mission in Afghanistan in Doha
Mr Tugendhat said that it was also clear that girls were being ‘deprived of education’ by the fundamentalists and women were being sent home from their jobs.
Tory Nuss Ghani, a partner working to drive out persecuted female lawmakers from Afghanistan, said it was clear that women would suffer under Taliban rule.
“I don’t believe the Taliban has changed,” she said.
The Taliban have been in control of Afghanistan since the fall of the Western-backed government in August.
It comes as Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said Britain’s military withdrawal from Afghanistan showed its connection to global events, providing opportunities for China and Islamic militants.
Tory MP Tom Tugendat (pictured) said last week that the Taliban was facing ‘a cunning PR operation masking a vicious death cult’.
Mr Wallace told a fringe event at the Conservative Party convention in Manchester: ‘It’s all intertwined and Afghanistan matters.
‘Who came out immediately after the US and NATO left, but China was offering to invest in Afghanistan?
‘It was about securing ports like Karachi and also land routes in Pakistan.
‘It’s all connected. Al-Shabaab in Somalia will feel the waves of Afghanistan, and certainly Al-Shabaab is a threat to British interests in Kenya and our friends in Kenya.
‘The wave of another superpower defeated by Islamic terrorism will be felt around the world.’
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