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Choose your subscription. Trial Try full digital access and see why over 1 million readers subscribe to the FT. For 4 weeks receive unlimited Premium digital access to the FT's trusted, award-winning business news. They will respect human rights, they will have an inclusive government, they will not allow this soil to be used by terrorists," Khan added. The Taliban are notorious for their restrictions on women, on civil liberties and their harsh interpretation of Islamic law.

Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in mid-August, the international community has strongly criticized the militant group for not fulfilling pledges to respect the rights of women and minorities, and for not including enough members from other ethnic groups in the Cabinet. On the contrary, the country should try to establish a civil relationship with our country," he said. While in power, both Karzai and his successor, Ghani, have frequently accused Pakistan of supporting the Afghan Taliban and providing them with training and safe havens on its soil, charges that Islamabad has denied.

The militant group's local branch, known as the Islamic State Khorasan, has claimed responsibility for several vicious attacks in recent weeks in Kabul, Kunduz and Kandahar provinces, where more than civilians have been killed and many others wounded. Karzai showed optimism that the region will support Afghanistan in its fight against IS, because it could pose a threat to their security.

In addition, he said he hopes that regional powers would seek common ground in Afghanistan,. Karzai stressed the importance of women returning to the workplace, universities and schools. Although a relative calm had settled over Kabul, the airport remained a place of chaos and distress as thousands of Afghans continued to gather in an attempt to flee, while countries around the world continued efforts to evacuate diplomats, embassy and security staff and Afghan workers and interpreters.

More than 2, diplomats and civilians have been evacuated on military flights, a western security official said on Wednesday. The UK said it planned to airlift 1, people a day out of Kabul.

The White House also acknowledged the Taliban had amassed a significant amount of US military equipment. Pictures and videos have shown the Taliban with firearms and vehicles that Pentagon troops used or provided to the Afghan national security forces, as well as advanced UH Black Hawk attack helicopters and other equipment at Kandahar airport.

This article is more than 2 months old. Reuse this content. We traveled five hours to reach Peshawar — a border city where the Taliban and the Daesh terrorist group's Afghanistan branch were formed at the madrassas — and then arrived at the Torkham border. It was unclear whether we would pass on that day as the Taliban government had closed the border for an indefinite period a day before we arrived.

After dealing with extensive bureaucracy at the Pakistani side, we were luckily able to cross thanks to our talented translator awaiting us at the checkpoint on the Afghan end. That was the first moment I encountered members of the Taliban. There were hundreds of them, everywhere Holding heavy weaponry in their hands, mostly pointing at you.

Weapons are part of everyday life. It is quite scary, I should say We stayed there for eight days. While there we conducted several interviews, had many off-the-record and deep meetings going over the background and met Afghani and international journalists. We interviewed him in his compound in Kabul, though it was not easy to get an appointment.