Taliban Warns US Not To "Destabilise" Regime In 1st Face-To-Face Talks Since Withdrawal
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Taliban's foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said it wanted to hold meetings with other countries and the US to discuss Afghanistan's difficulties
The Taliban warned the United States not to "destabilise" the regime during their first face-to-face talks since the US withdrawal, its foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said on Saturday.
Mr Muttaqi's comments come as the Taliban attempt to re-establish their rule in Afghanistan, 20 years after the hardline Islamists were driven out by the US-led invasion.
"We clearly told them that trying to destabilise the government in Afghanistan is good for no one," Mr Muttaqi told the Afghan state news agency Bakhtar after talks in Qatar capital Doha.
"Good relations with Afghanistan are good for everyone. Nothing should be done to weaken the existing government in Afghanistan which can lead to problems for the people," he said in a recorded statement translated by AFP.
