Headlines: Europeans ready to engage in cautious dialogue with the Taliban
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Taliban soldiers patrol the streets of Kabul on August 31, 2021 © AFP / Hoshang Hashimi
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It was the United Kingdom which led the way with "
sending a few days of one of its senior intelligence officials to Qatar to speak directly with the Taliban
", writes the
Guardian,
which emphasizes that "
this dialogue reflects an “
uncomfortable, but necessary
”
reality
: that the UK has little choice but to engage with those who now control Afghanistan
”.
No choice, because "
thousands of Afghans who are candidates for departure and hundreds of British people are still trapped in Afghanistan
", explains the daily and that "
it is only by collaborating with the Taliban that they will be able to leave. in complete safety
”. And London is not the first to open such a dialogue, notes the
Guardian,
which recalls that at the beginning of the week India admitted that its ambassador to Qatar had met representatives of the Taliban in Doha, in particular to discuss the "
return of its nationals
”.
A "
dialogue
" also advocated by the head of European diplomacy, underlines for his part
Le Temps
: "
Josep Borrell believes that we must speak to the Taliban as quickly as necessary
", notes the Swiss daily which, like the
Guardian
, highlights before “
Europeans are trying to differentiate between 'talking to the Taliban' and establishing diplomatic relations with them
”. "
The formal recognition of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
" is absolutely not topical, comments the editorial writer of
Le Temps
, especially since "
the UN warns against possible reprisals by the Taliban against those who have worked with the West
», Adds the
Guardian
.
Biden called for help by the Afghan who "saved his life"
His name is Mohammed, he is an Afghan interpreter, explains the
Wall Street Journal
which “
13 years ago helped save the one who was still only United States senator, Joe Biden, as well as two other parliamentarians who found themselves stranded in a remote valley in Afghanistan after their helicopter was forced to land in a snowstorm,
”in an unfriendly area within reach of the Taliban.
Mohammed was part of the team which, with the American soldiers, then ensured "
the protection and the repatriation of the three senators to safety at the base of Bagram
".
Mohammed is now begging President Biden to save him, "
him and his family
", reports the American daily, which points out that Joe Biden has "
often spoken of this incident in Afghanistan
", to assert his knowledge of the field.
Asked by the
Wall Street Journal
, the White House "
promised to help him get out of Afghanistan
."
Texas bans almost all abortions
Major victory for opponents of abortion, even if the legal battle continues to try to invalidate this law which "
prohibits abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, even in cases of rape or incest
", notes the whole of the American press which devotes its Unes and its editorials to it: "
Texas shows us what a post-democratic America would look like
", comments the
Washington Post
which castigates "
a Republican Party" trumpized "which wants to bring us to an America where women cannot have an abortion, where anyone can carry a gun and where black and Latino citizens are denied the right to vote
”.
"
It is the most restrictive law against abortion in the whole country
", laments for its part the
New York Times
, which underlines "
that because of the way in which it was written
", it will be well "
difficult to challenge it in court
”, and also fears that other states“ are
now inspired to limit (themselves) access to abortion
”.
London could move nuclear submarines overseas
This is information from the
Financial Times
which reveals "that
in secret, the United Kingdom has drawn up contingency plans to move its Trident nuclear submarine bases from Scotland to the United States or France
" if Scotland were to achieve independence. This is one of the options studied, as well as the possibility of a “
nuclear Gibraltar
”, which would consist of “
creating an independent British territory within Scotland around the nuclear bases of Faslane and Coulport
”.
London is still worried about "
Scottish separatist temptations
", especially after the renewed victory last May of the SNP, the Scottish National Party, which pledged to ban "
all nuclear weapons in an independent Scotland
".
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