US and EU call on parties in Afghanistan for truce

"We urge both sides to agree on a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire and on the fundamental principles of the future Afghan state and the details of transitional governance mechanisms until a final political settlement is reached," the document says.

The US and the EU have called on the Taliban * to end their offensive in Afghanistan and to engage constructively with the government in the peace process.

In addition, the statement emphasizes that the organization should "be allowed and facilitated without preconditions and in accordance with international humanitarian law, access for humanitarian assistance to areas under their control."

Earlier, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that Afghanistan would become a rogue state if the radical Taliban * seized power in the country.

* "Taliban" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the