The charge d'affaires of Islamic Emirate's embassy in Islamabad, Sardar Ahmad Shakib, said that engagement with the Islamic Emirate is essential for the permanent stability of the region.
Shakib, in a virtual meeting organized by the Institute of Strategic Studies Pakistan, regarding the third anniversary of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan, said that the Islamic Emirate seeks constructive engagement with all its partners.
He said, "The Islamic Emirate, considering its economy-centered policies, is seeking constructive engagement with all its partners. The Afghan government controls all parts of the country, and this reality must be accepted by everyone; therefore, engagement with the Islamic Emirate is very crucial for the permanent stability of the region."
Sardar Ahmad Shakib further added that differences exist in every country. In his view, these differences should not be an excuse for oppressing the Afghan people and the interim government of Afghanistan.
The Chargé d'Affaires of the Islamic Emirate in Pakistan further said, "I want to emphasize that differences exist between all countries. There is no country that does not have internal or external disagreements with other countries on some issues. Therefore, these differences can only be resolved through dialogue, and it is possible that such differences exist within the Islamic Emirate as well; however, they should not be used as an excuse for oppression and sanctions on the people."
In this meeting, a former Pakistani diplomat stated that the United States and its allies were not interested in establishing peace in Afghanistan and that they made mistakes in Afghanistan over the past twenty years.
Ayaz Wazir, a former Pakistani diplomat, said, "This shows that the United States and its allies were not interested in bringing peace to Afghanistan. If they were serious about restoring peace, they would not have rejected the Taliban's proposal for dialogue, or they would not have excluded the Taliban from the Bonn Conference or the Ashraf Ghani government from the Doha conference."
This comes while, even after three years since the return of the Islamic Emirate to power, none of the neighboring and regional countries have recognized the interim government.