The eleventh round of the Herat Security Dialogue concluded with participants issuing warnings about engaging with the Taliban, emphasizing the need for a unified international perspective on Afghanistan under the administration of this group.
Over two days (Monday and Tuesday, November 27-28), the city of Dushanbe, Tajikistan, hosted the eleventh round of the Herat Security Dialogue, where individuals from 25 countries came together to discuss the future review of Afghanistan under Taliban rule.
Amir Ismaiel Khan, the former jihadist leader, spoke in the seventh and final section of this session under the title “National Discourse; Towards Democratic Afghanistan.” He stated, “The world’s patience with the Taliban has worn thin.” He further added that the world, by observing the conditions under the Taliban’s administration, does not have the courage to legitimize this group, as the consequences of such an action would be severe.
Meanwhile, in various sections of this session, the necessity of forming a comprehensive government, overseeing humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, the need for a unified stance against the Taliban, the connection of this group with terrorist organizations, and the fight against gender apartheid in Afghanistan were highlighted.
On the other hand, some participants considered engagement with the Taliban harmful, while others emphasized the use of force against this group.
It is noted, however, that the Taliban group is not tied to any specific ethnicity, lineage, or particular people, and what is done in terms of women’s education and treatment of this segment by the Taliban has no connection to the culture of the people of Afghanistan.
This session concludes with the presence of Taliban opponents at a time when Afghanistan has been under the administration of the Taliban for the past two years.
In the past two years, demands for the formation of an all-inclusive government, the observance of human rights, especially for women, and the severance of ties between the Taliban and terrorist groups have been repeatedly raised by the global community, but this group has shown no willingness to comply.
