Turkey said that it views the Taliban messages positively so far, and while the Russian ambassador is holding a meeting with leaders of the movement in the Afghan capital, Kabul, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that his country's government must be practical in dealing with the new reality, two days after the Taliban took control. On the reins of power there.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu expressed his country's positive view of the Taliban's messages so far, and said that Ankara would support Afghanistan's unity and peace.

In a press conference with his Jordanian counterpart in Amman, Cavusoglu added that Turkey will continue its contacts with all Afghan parties, including the Taliban.

For his part, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said he hoped that the Afghan parties would agree to protect their country and its interests.

Safadi added that ensuring security and stability and preserving the rights of citizens are the most important steps currently so that things do not slip in Afghanistan.

In the same context, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed - in a phone call - with his American counterpart Anthony Blinken, the developments in the situation in Afghanistan.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said - in a statement - that Blinken informed the Russian side of the measures taken by the US administration in the process of evacuating its embassy staff in Kabul, and settling the humanitarian situation.

For his part, Lavrov informed his American counterpart of Moscow's assessments of the current situation, and the details of the Russian embassy's contacts in Kabul with representatives of all the main political forces there.

The statement noted that the two ministers agreed to continue consultations with the participation of representatives from China, Pakistan, other interested countries and representatives of the United Nations, in order to help create favorable conditions for launching an inclusive Afghan dialogue under the new circumstances the country is going through.


While the Russian embassy in Kabul stated that the Russian ambassador was holding a meeting with representatives of the Taliban, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced, on Monday, that its embassy in Kabul had concluded an agreement with the Taliban that guarantees the security of its employees.

"According to available information, the situation in Kabul and in Afghanistan in general is stable," a statement by the Foreign Ministry said, noting that the Taliban had begun restoring public order, and provided guarantees for the security of local residents and foreign diplomatic missions.

The embassy also made it clear in its statement that Moscow will continue to closely monitor developments in Afghanistan.

For its part, the US State Department announced that Washington's position on the upcoming governments in Afghanistan depends on "the behavior of the Taliban."

State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters that if the government in Afghanistan does not respect human rights and harbors terrorists, we will not cooperate with it.

Price indicated that they have moved the US embassy in Kabul to Hamid Karzai Airport, and confirmed that they are coordinating with the US's international partners, and that Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken made phone calls with his counterparts, led by Turkey.

In response to a question about whether the United States will continue to recognize President Ashraf Ghani, who left the country, Price indicated that Afghanistan did not witness a traditional transfer of power, and that Washington would move in parallel with the international community to recognize the president of Afghanistan.

He pointed out that his country continues its contacts with representatives of the Taliban in Doha, and that the US military is communicating with the movement on the ground in Afghanistan.

Al-Jazeera correspondent reported that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stressed, in a call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the need to agree on human rights standards that any future Taliban government will abide by.


For his part, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that there is a need to try to positively influence the rulers of Afghanistan.

He said that London in normal circumstances does not deal with the Taliban, but the British should be pragmatic, according to his description.

He added that Afghanistan should not be used as a launching pad for terrorist attacks on the West, and noted that the Taliban had established control over Afghanistan much faster than Western expectations.

The British Foreign Secretary stated that the situation at the airport in the Afghan capital, Kabul, is in the process of stabilizing.

On the other hand, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said that Tehran's embassy is open in Kabul and that the Iranian consulate continues its work in Herat.

international reaction

On the level of the international reaction, the Security Council called for an immediate cessation of violence in Afghanistan, the restoration of security and civil and constitutional order, and urgent talks to resolve the crisis of power in the country.

In a statement, the Security Council urged the establishment of a new government through inclusive and unified negotiations, and to ensure full and equal participation that preserves women's rights.

The statement expressed the Council members' deep concern about the number of grave violations of international humanitarian law and human rights violations across the country, stressing the urgent need to bring the perpetrators to justice.

For his part, Geng Shuang, China's deputy representative to the UN Security Council, said the current chaos in Afghanistan is directly related to the rapid withdrawal of foreign forces from the country.

Shuang stressed that the countries concerned should fulfill their obligations to support peace, reconciliation and reconstruction in Afghanistan.