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TALIBAN TAKEOVER WOULD MAKE AFGHANISTAN ‘PARIAH STATE’, SAYS US SECRETARY OF STATE BLINKEN

NEW DELHI: The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, on Wednesday, that Afghanistan would become a “pariah state” if the government (after Taliban takeover) commits atrocities against its population.

Blinken said, “An Afghanistan that does not respect the rights of its people, an Afghanistan that commits atrocities against its people would become a pariah state,” as per TOLO News report. He added that the violence carried out by the Taliban against the Afghan people was deeply troubling and not a good sign for the future of the country.

“What we were seeing on the ground in the last week is the Taliban making advances on district centres, challenging some provincial capitals,” Blinken said and added, “we have also seen these reports of atrocities committed by the Taliban in areas that it has taken over that are deeply, deeply troubling and certainly do not speak well of the Taliban’s intentions for the country as a whole.” Blinken was on a two-day visit to India for talks with Indian leaders. He said the only path to peace in Afghanistan is through negotiations. –

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