Taliban Reject Sanctions as Ineffective Pressure

DID Press: Taliban criticized the extension of international sanctions monitoring mechanisms, arguing that punitive measures against their administration have failed to produce results in the past and will not benefit any party in the future.

Hamidullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for the Taliban authorities, said the continued reliance on sanctions is illogical and that years of experience demonstrate such measures have not delivered tangible outcomes.

current realities and developments in Afghanistan are incompatible with the continuation of sanctions imposed since the crisis, which remain in force, He added.

Fitrat welcomed the positions of China and Russia on the issue, saying Afghanistan now needs cooperation and engagement more than intensified or extended restrictions.

He called on Western countries to review their policies and pursue what he described as constructive engagement with the Taliban authorities.