Washington Engages With Kabul for US Interests: State Dept

Vedant Patel, told journalists that his country also uses this opportunity to combat terrorism and address human rights issues.

The US Department of State said that Washington interacts with the Islamic Emirate to protect America’s national interests.

The deputy spokesman for the US Department of State, Vedant Patel, told journalists that his country also uses this opportunity to combat terrorism and address human rights issues.

Patel said: “We engage when it is in the United States’s interest to do so. This is the best way to not just protect U.S. national interests but also support the Afghan people.”

Meanwhile, Hamdullah Fetrat, the deputy spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, told TOLOnews that the Islamic Emirate seeks good relations and positive engagement with all countries worldwide, including the US.

The deputy spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate said: “The Islamic Emirate wants good and positive relations with all countries, including America, and believes that through political engagement and diplomatic relations, appropriate solutions can be found for all issues.”

A number of political analysts said good relations and positive engagement of the Islamic Emirate with all countries around the world, including the US, are significant.

“Countries adjust their level of interaction with each other based on their own interests, and in some cases, human rights issues are their secondary considerations,” said Tariq Farhadi, another political analyst.

“Americans want schools for girls in Afghanistan to be opened and jobs provided to them, and at the same time, they want prisoners held in Afghanistan to be released, all for increasing engagement,” said Moeen Gul Samkanai, a political analyst.

Earlier, officials of the Islamic Emirate said that the interim government of Afghanistan desires peace and stability in the region and the world and does not allow anyone to use Afghan soil against other countries.

Washington Engages With Kabul for US Interests: State Dept