Afghans want a reset with the US.
They desire US businesses to come in and develop their countries resources. Supposedly rare earths and minerals worth 6 trillions dollars 5 years ago determined from prior surveys done.
I suppose depends on how badly they want it, negotiations they are willing to engage in.
I was very young during the Vietnam War, and now Vietnam is actually an ally and friendly to the USA.
That giant aircraft carrier George Washington just left a Vietnam port and is headed to Hormuz to replace Lincoln
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Five years after U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan, the Taliban government is looking to President Donald Trump for a potential reset with Washington, offering renewed diplomatic ties and access to the country's vast mineral wealth while ruling out the return of American troops, The New York Times reported.
"We consider the chapter of war to have come to an end, and from now on, we want relations based on mutual respect and a new chapter of positive engagement," Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi told the Times in Kabul.
Muttaqi said the United States could "reopen its embassy, maintain a diplomatic presence and invest" in Afghanistan's mineral resources, dams, roads, and other projects.
The Taliban's pitch comes as the regime tries to break out of international isolation after retaking Afghanistan amid the 2021 U.S. military withdrawal.
The Times reported that Kabul has since expanded trade ties with Central Asian nations, developed closer relations with Russia, and pursued migration agreements with European governments.
Washington, however, has shown little interest in normalization, according to the report.
"There is no appetite in D.C.," Hassan Abbas, a U.S.-based scholar who has written about the Taliban, told the newspaper. "No one wants to touch this topic. Everyone wants to forget about Afghanistan."
The Trump administration has designated the Taliban a state sponsor of wrongful detention, paused visas for Afghans, and barred them from traveling to the United States, the Times reported.
The Taliban regime has also rejected Trump's calls for the United States to regain control of Bagram Air Base and for the return of American weapons left behind in Afghanistan, according to the report.
They desire US businesses to come in and develop their countries resources. Supposedly rare earths and minerals worth 6 trillions dollars 5 years ago determined from prior surveys done.
I suppose depends on how badly they want it, negotiations they are willing to engage in.
I was very young during the Vietnam War, and now Vietnam is actually an ally and friendly to the USA.
That giant aircraft carrier George Washington just left a Vietnam port and is headed to Hormuz to replace Lincoln
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Five years after U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan, the Taliban government is looking to President Donald Trump for a potential reset with Washington, offering renewed diplomatic ties and access to the country's vast mineral wealth while ruling out the return of American troops, The New York Times reported.
"We consider the chapter of war to have come to an end, and from now on, we want relations based on mutual respect and a new chapter of positive engagement," Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi told the Times in Kabul.
Muttaqi said the United States could "reopen its embassy, maintain a diplomatic presence and invest" in Afghanistan's mineral resources, dams, roads, and other projects.
The Taliban's pitch comes as the regime tries to break out of international isolation after retaking Afghanistan amid the 2021 U.S. military withdrawal.
The Times reported that Kabul has since expanded trade ties with Central Asian nations, developed closer relations with Russia, and pursued migration agreements with European governments.
Washington, however, has shown little interest in normalization, according to the report.
"There is no appetite in D.C.," Hassan Abbas, a U.S.-based scholar who has written about the Taliban, told the newspaper. "No one wants to touch this topic. Everyone wants to forget about Afghanistan."
The Trump administration has designated the Taliban a state sponsor of wrongful detention, paused visas for Afghans, and barred them from traveling to the United States, the Times reported.
The Taliban regime has also rejected Trump's calls for the United States to regain control of Bagram Air Base and for the return of American weapons left behind in Afghanistan, according to the report.
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