Taliban Pleads With Washington To Show 'Mercy And Compassion' And Release $10bn In Funds Frozen

Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi (pictured in September) has made a plea to the US and the West to show 'mercy and compassion' by releasing $10billion in funds frozen when the group seized Afghanistan to help the country's citizens in dire need of aid  

Daily Mail: Taliban pleads with Washington to show 'mercy and compassion' and release $10bn in funds frozen when it seized control of Afghanistan 

* Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has spoken in a rare interview 

* He made the plea to the West amid dire economic circumstances in Afghanistan 

* The country was already one of the world's poorest before the Taliban took over 

* Harrowing stories have come to light, such as parents selling their children 

* Muttaqi claimed the Taliban has changed since their last rule that ended in 2001 

* Such claims have been met with scepticism by the international community 

The Taliban have pleaded with the US and the West to show 'mercy and compassion' by releasing $10billion in funds frozen when the group seized Afghanistan. 

Speaking in a rare interview, Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said the funds would help millions of the country's citizens that are in desperate need. 

He also claimed Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers are committed in principle to education and jobs for girls and women, a marked departure from their previous time in power which saw a history of oppression and human rights abuses.  

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Update: The AP Interview: Taliban seek ties with US, other ex-foes (AP)  

WNU Editor: If given these funds the Taliban will use these monies to pay their supporters and fighters. They have not changed as the above Taliban Foreign Minister is trying to convince the AP reporter. 

Update #2: Here are two sobering reports on the disastrous humanitarian situation in Afghanistan with the Taliban now in control .... Face to face with the Taliban: Inside 60 Minutes' report from Afghanistan (60 Minutes CBS). More here .... Negotiating with the Taliban to save lives in Afghanistan (60 Minutes CBS).

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