WASHINGTON, 09 November 2021, (TON): The United States needs to work with Russia, Iran, China, and other countries to stabilize the situation in Afghanistan. This was stated on Monday by the US special envoy for Afghanistan Thomas West at a telephone briefing for journalists.

He stressed that the United States is ready for the next round of contacts with the radical Taliban movement.

At this stage, I don’t have a [exact] date to share with you. It is imperative that our allies act and work effectively together when it comes to securing our interests in Afghanistan.

West said “it is also imperative that we work with region: with Russia, China, Pakistan, Iran, Central Asian countries, based on our common and unchanging interest in a stable Afghanistan, which does not pose a threat to its neighbors, is at peace with itself and respects human rights.”

The previous round of talks took place in Doha in October.

Thomas West said “the United States is not currently considering the possibility of resuming the work of the embassy in the capital of Afghanistan; for this, the behavior of the radical Taliban movement should become more predictable.