Norway Defends Hosting Talks with Taliban

[Midnightsun]

January 26, 2022 1:46 AM

• Ayaz Gul

This handout photograph released by the Afghan Taliban and taken on Jan. 22, 2022 shows Taliban senior official member Anas Haqqani, right, and delegates sitting on a plane before departing to Oslo,

Norway Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere has described as "serious” and “genuine" the talks his country hosted this week between the Taliban and Afghan civil society activists as well as Western diplomats regarding the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. 

The three-day talks concluded Tuesday amid protests and criticism, particularly from Afghan rights groups, of Norway's decision to host the Islamist Taliban, who seized power in Afghanistan last August.

Gahr Stoere told reporters in New York the meetings were not tantamount to legitimizing the hardline group's government in Kabul. He said it was "a first step" in dealing with the de facto Afghan authorities to prevent a humanitarian disaster in that country. 

"It's no act of recognition. It's a mere framework to address them … passing clear messages to the Taliban and also listing (international) expectations and listening back what they have as messages," the Norwegian prime minister said. "So this is, I believe, a measure that makes it possible to hold those who hold power in Afghanistan accountable." 

Taliban delegates, led by Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, met with members of Afghan civil society, including women, on Sunday, followed on Monday and Tuesday by multilateral talks with diplomats from the United States, the European Union, Britain, France, Italy, the United Nations and host Norway. 

Wide range of issues covered

The closed-door meetings, which took place at a hotel outside Oslo, were supposed to cover a wide range of issues including education for Afghan women, humanitarian aid and greater inclusivity in the caretaker government the Taliban have established since taking over the conflict-torn nation. 

No country has yet recognized the Taliban regime.

[anna_gari_maata]

No option

[Spartan]

anduke norway velle plan unda na neeku

[Midnightsun]

4 minutes ago, Spartan said:

anduke norway velle plan unda na neeku

oka vaipu they are trying to prevent crisis. atleast to have basic rights.

its grey area, please stop being extreme left or right .

deeniki  asalu sambandam enti man.

we all know how many amerkans live in norway....are they all supporting them? have some basic understanding

[hunkyfunky2]

1 hour ago, Midnightsun said:

January 26, 2022 1:46 AM

• Ayaz Gul

This handout photograph released by the Afghan Taliban and taken on Jan. 22, 2022 shows Taliban senior official member Anas Haqqani, right, and delegates sitting on a plane before departing to Oslo,

Norway Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere has described as "serious” and “genuine" the talks his country hosted this week between the Taliban and Afghan civil society activists as well as Western diplomats regarding the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. 

The three-day talks concluded Tuesday amid protests and criticism, particularly from Afghan rights groups, of Norway's decision to host the Islamist Taliban, who seized power in Afghanistan last August.

Gahr Stoere told reporters in New York the meetings were not tantamount to legitimizing the hardline group's government in Kabul. He said it was "a first step" in dealing with the de facto Afghan authorities to prevent a humanitarian disaster in that country. 

"It's no act of recognition. It's a mere framework to address them … passing clear messages to the Taliban and also listing (international) expectations and listening back what they have as messages," the Norwegian prime minister said. "So this is, I believe, a measure that makes it possible to hold those who hold power in Afghanistan accountable." 

Taliban delegates, led by Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, met with members of Afghan civil society, including women, on Sunday, followed on Monday and Tuesday by multilateral talks with diplomats from the United States, the European Union, Britain, France, Italy, the United Nations and host Norway. 

Wide range of issues covered

The closed-door meetings, which took place at a hotel outside Oslo, were supposed to cover a wide range of issues including education for Afghan women, humanitarian aid and greater inclusivity in the caretaker government the Taliban have established since taking over the conflict-torn nation. 

No country has yet recognized the Taliban regime.

If every one boycott them, then they just keep growing weed and population continue to suffer. 

At best, by putting pressure international community can bring some form of law and order by opening up a little. 

Western idea of democracy is not gonna happen...

 

[Spartan]

1 hour ago, Midnightsun said:

oka vaipu they are trying to prevent crisis. atleast to have basic rights.

its grey area, please stop being extreme left or right .

deeniki  asalu sambandam enti man.

we all know how many amerkans live in norway....are they all supporting them? have some basic understanding

  nenu ne gurinchi septe..nuvvu humanity crisis tokka antav endi.... repeat the bold.

[Battu123]

andarini lepeste pole adiripole 

[Spartan]

2 hours ago, Midnightsun said:

oka vaipu they are trying to prevent crisis. atleast to have basic rights.

its grey area, please stop being extreme left or right .

deeniki  asalu sambandam enti man.

we all know how many amerkans live in norway....are they all supporting them? have some basic understanding

e maarpu ki karanam ento..  @ZoomNaidu

[ZoomNaidu]

 

2 hours ago, Midnightsun said:

oka vaipu they are trying to prevent crisis. atleast to have basic rights.

its grey area, please stop being extreme left or right .

deeniki  asalu sambandam enti man.

we all know how many amerkans live in norway....are they all supporting them? have some basic understanding

Midnight lo Sun Entha possibility vundho Afghans ki kuda basic rights anthey possibility vundhi !!