Baghdad London announced that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden agreed after their talks in Washington that international recognition of the Taliban should be coordinated and not be without conditions.

“We have agreed that any international recognition of the Taliban must be coordinated and coupled with respect for human rights by this group,” a Downing Street spokesman said in a statement.

Johnson and Biden described the diplomatic approach as the most effective way to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, with the statement quoting the British Prime Minister as saying: “The best way to honor the memory of those who gave their lives to make Afghanistan a better place is to use all the diplomatic and humanitarian tools at our disposal to prevent a humanity crisis from happening and preserving what has been achieved in Afghanistan.”

The Taliban movement had seized power in Afghanistan in early August, and its militants entered Kabul in the middle of that month, and the movement announced the following day the end of the war.

The US military completed the withdrawal of its forces completely on the night of August 31, ending nearly 20 years of the US military presence in this country.

Later, on September 6, the Taliban announced that it had taken control of Panjshir Province, the last of 34 provinces that were outside its influence, and on the next day the formation of an interim government in Afghanistan was announced

Source: National Iraqi News Agency