Pakistan PM Imran Khan: Important to incentivise Taliban so that they fulfil their promises

According to him, Taliban commanders will have more motive and capacity to keep their commitments if they are guaranteed the regular humanitarian and development support they require to run the government efficiently.

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Islamabad, First Published Sep 28, 2021, 12:26 PM IST | Last Updated Sep 28, 2021, 12:26 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has stated that it is critical to incentivising the Taliban for Afghanistan's new authorities to keep their pledges made after seizing power in Kabul last month. The Taliban have yet to be recognised by the international community. The highly armed organisation has pledged an inclusive administration and a more moderate version of Islamic governance than their previous dictatorship, which ruled from 1996 to 2001, including respect for women's rights. However, recent developments indicate that they are resuming their restrictive practices, notably regarding women.

According to an official statement, Khan stated in an essay published on Monday in the US-based Washington Post daily that the world wants an inclusive Afghan government, respect for human rights, and assurances that Afghan land would never be used for terrorism again. According to him, Taliban commanders will have more motive and capacity to keep their commitments if they are guaranteed the regular humanitarian and development support they require to run the government efficiently.

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Khan stated that offering incentives will also give the outside world more influence in pushing the Taliban to keep their pledges. If we execute this well, we may be able to accomplish what the Doha peace process has always aspired for: an Afghanistan that is no longer a menace to the world, where Afghans may finally dream of peace after four decades of strife, he added. The prime minister stated that leaving Afghanistan as previously attempted would result in a collapse. Chaos, widespread migration, and a resurrected danger of international terrorism will be unavoidable consequences. He stated that avoiding this must be our worldwide imperative.

According to Khan, the lack of legitimacy for an outsider's lengthy war in Afghanistan was exacerbated by a corrupt and ineffective Afghan government, which was viewed as a puppet state without credibility, particularly among rural Afghans. The prime minister emphasised that a more realistic strategy would have been to talk with the Taliban much sooner, avoiding the embarrassment of the Afghan army and the Ashraf Ghani government's collapse. Khan encouraged the international community to work with the new Afghan administration for the sake of peace and stability.

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