US Negotiating with the Taliban to Open Girls’ School together with Pakistan

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that he is working with Pakistan to convince the Taliban to allow girls to go back to school.

According to the World News Agency, Blinken, in his speech at the opening ceremony of the US-Afghan Consultative Mechanism, praised Pakistan's role in persuading the Taliban government to open schools for girls in Afghanistan and said that Pakistan is in this matter, is our partner.

The US Secretary of State further said that apart from Pakistan, OIC, Qatar and Turkey are also helping the US in negotiating with the Taliban government to remove the barriers to girls' education.

Antony Blinken also confirmed talks with Taliban officials for the possible recovery of foreign reserves frozen by Afghanistan's central bank in August last year.

Regarding the US-Afghan Consultative Mechanism, the US Secretary of State said that through this platform, Afghan citizens will be able to directly communicate with US policy makers.

According to the US Secretary of State, this new platform will give Afghan women in trouble, journalists, ethnic and religious minorities who are at serious risk of life and property an opportunity to talk with US representatives.

Mr. Blinken added that the platform's priorities are to develop strategies to support women in Afghanistan's income-generating activities and human rights monitors in Afghanistan.

According to the US Secretary of State, new ways to promote religious freedom in Afghanistan and securely documenting the abuse of oppressed communities will also be among the priorities of the platform.