The United States has been in communication with the United Nations Security Council in hopes of extending a UN waiver on a travel ban against the Taliban. By doing this, negotiations can most likely be made as part of the U.S. efforts to broaden diplomatic overture and encourage the Taliban to abide by human rights and anti-terror commitments.
The waiver is set to expire next week but the UN Security Council is expecting to make a decision and hear the care on Tuesday so the Taliban and the U.S. can meet in Doha, or Qatar, where previous negotiations have been held.
The current proposal is to allow a three-month waiver which in my opinion, seems justified because such an extremist group might not be so willing to make negotiations or partner with any Nation that has worked towards their downfall. I do not understand how negotiations work especially with the UNSC but I wonder what would be part of this bargain and how far they are willing to go to maintain peace? The Taliban has already made their own enforcements that are according to their own austere version of Sharia, or Islamic law which once had power.
In the past decades, the Taliban has controlled Afghanistan and left a stain of brutal oppression most prominent in minorities and women, and then escalated to massacres such as 9/11, and human trafficking. Even now, women aren't allowed to attend secondary school but in a press conference, Taliban spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid promised amnesty for Afghans and that woman would receive their rights. It's evident that the Taliban cannot stay true to their word but what about when it comes to sharing power? The Taliban has not been shy about endangering innocent civilians or agitating their enemies. It seems as though the Taliban would be more interested in their own selves and prosperity and total global control sooner or later. It does make some sort of sense though because what Nation would want to work with the Taliban? They don't seem keen on compromises but would rather enforce their own laws based on morals.
In a statement during a press conference, Anas Haqqani, senior Taliban leader said, "The United States has made a commitment in this regard but has not fulfilled it yet...", yet the Taliban has also gone against commitments made from a peace deal back in February of 2020 during the Trump administration. The Taliban took advantage of the agreed U.S. pullout to seize control of the country, taking of Afghan's capital and government in mid-August, hindering asylum seekers from leaving Afghanistan.
It looks to be that both sides (Taliban and U.S.), are not afraid of being hostile but the Taliban holds more power especially after all U.S. troops were evacuated before the end of August announced by the Biden administration. During the brief exit, we left many weapons, and tanks that became a free-for-all for the Taliban and thus helped them build up their militia and thus elicit more fear in the people who cannot leave anymore. Of course, since this is an extremist group, there are legitimacy concerns and one of the forces the U.S. is considering is to cut off all aid in hopes that they will become desperate and negotiations will be more simple.
Link: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-asks-united-nations-to-extend-talibans-travel-ban-waiver-11631926792?mod=politics_lead_pos7
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