KABUL, 10 October 2021, (TON): Its foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said “the Taliban warned the United States not to "destabilise" the regime during their first face-to-face talks since the US withdrawal.”

Muttaqi's comments come as the Taliban attempt to re-establish their rule in Afghanistan, 20 years after the group was driven out by the US-led invasion.

Muttaqi told the Afghan state news agency Bakhtar after talks in the Qatari capital, Doha "we clearly told them that trying to destabilise the government in Afghanistan is good for no one."

He said, in a recorded statement translated by media "good relations with Afghanistan are good for everyone. Nothing should be done to weaken the existing government in Afghanistan which can lead to problems for the people.”

Muttaqi's remarks came on the first of two days of talks with a US team led by the State Department's Deputy Special Representative Tom West and top USAID humanitarian official Sarah Charles.

No immediate comment on the talks was available from the US side.

Muttaqi said "the delegation from US decided that they will cooperate with us in vaccination and will provide human cooperation.”

He added "it is being promised that states will have good relations with one another and have patience while Afghanistan is passing through a very tough time, so Afghanistan will come out of this condition with more strength."

Meanwhile, Muttaqi while speaking to The Express Tribune said they held discussion with US delegation comprising military and diplomatic officials on various issues.