G7 is pressing the Taliban with monetary blackmail while US President Joe Biden is not risking a military confrontation with the Taliban at a crowded airport where 20 Afghans have already died in shootings and stampedes.
A lack of resolve to send more soldiers on the ground to start another war with the Taliban is out of the question altogether. The West is left with Boris Johnson’s option of a “joint approach” and “roadmap” for engagement with the Taliban.
The G7 looks at $7bn in Afghan foreign reserves in New York that Biden froze last week as blackmail for talks with the Taliban. Imposing demands such as human rights, women’s rights and an inclusive government (shared power with other political forces) with safe passage for Afghans who want to leave beyond the Aug 31 deadline.
