Responding to a question on Pakistan’s indications that it might strike terrorist safe havens in Afghanistan, US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said that “the Pakistani people have suffered tremendously from terrorist attacks” and that “Pakistan has a right to defend itself from terrorism”.
Price further stated that the US will continue “to call on the Taliban to uphold the very commitment they have made to see to it that Afghan soil is never again used as a launchpad for international terrorist attacks”.
Price stated that the Taliban had made commitments to the international community, but more importantly, they had also made commitments to the Afghan people.
“Among the commitments, the Taliban have made but have repeatedly broken when it comes to their own people is an emphasis on human rights, is an emphasis on forming a government that represents the people of Afghanistan, and a number of other steps that the Taliban have been unable or unwilling to fulfill,” Price stipulated.
Answering a question regarding the Taliban’s ban on NGOs' female staff working in Afghanistan, the State Department spokesperson said that the US was “very clear and swift” in condemning the “outrageous” decision.
“This decision puts at risk millions of Afghans who depend on humanitarian assistance for their very survival. We call on the Taliban to urgently reverse this harmful decision,” Price stated.
“These are among the very commitments that the Taliban have been unable or unwilling to fulfill to date,” the US state department spokesperson added.
The spokesperson said that the US could reevaluate its approach if the Taliban did not heed widespread condemnations and change regressive policies.
Price further stated that the US will continue “to call on the Taliban to uphold the very commitment they have made to see to it that Afghan soil is never again used as a launchpad for international terrorist attacks”.
Price stated that the Taliban had made commitments to the international community, but more importantly, they had also made commitments to the Afghan people.
“Among the commitments, the Taliban have made but have repeatedly broken when it comes to their own people is an emphasis on human rights, is an emphasis on forming a government that represents the people of Afghanistan, and a number of other steps that the Taliban have been unable or unwilling to fulfill,” Price stipulated.
Answering a question regarding the Taliban’s ban on NGOs' female staff working in Afghanistan, the State Department spokesperson said that the US was “very clear and swift” in condemning the “outrageous” decision.
“This decision puts at risk millions of Afghans who depend on humanitarian assistance for their very survival. We call on the Taliban to urgently reverse this harmful decision,” Price stated.
“These are among the very commitments that the Taliban have been unable or unwilling to fulfill to date,” the US state department spokesperson added.
The spokesperson said that the US could reevaluate its approach if the Taliban did not heed widespread condemnations and change regressive policies.