The United States will provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, according to the Taliban, which claims to have received a promise from the administration in Washington.
Despite the "honest and professional talks," as defined in an official statement by U.S. Secretary of State Ned Price yesterday, the Americans insisted that this did not recognize the sovereignty of the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan."
"The parties have also discussed a wide range of humanitarian aid, directly to the Afghan people," Price said, reiterating the mantra that "the Taliban will be judged by their actions and not just by speech."
The Taliban, for its part, noted that "the talks went well."
As mentioned, this is the first time the parties have officially met since the United States and NATO countries unilaterally withdrew from Afghanistan after a 20-year military stint.
Apart from the economic crisis, the Afghans continue to suffer from terrorism as well.
During Friday prayers, 55 civilians were massacred at a Shiite mosque in the town of Kunduz after an Islamic State suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt and exploded at the scene.
