But recent moves suggest they may be returning to more repressive policies, particularly toward women and girls. The Taliban have promised an inclusive government, a more moderate form of a religious rule than when they last ruled the country from 1996 to 2001 including respecting women’s rights, providing stability after 20 years of war, fighting terrorism and extremism and stopping militants from using their territory to launch attacks. Lavrov said the interim government announced by the Taliban does not reflect “the whole gamut of Afghan society - ethno-religious and political forces - so we are engaging in contacts. He said representatives from Russia, China and Pakistan recently travelled to Qatar and then to Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, to engage with both the Taliban and representatives of “secular authorities” - former president Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah, who headed the ousted government’s negotiating council with the Taliban. Sergey Lavrov said the four countries are in ongoing contact. Russia, China, Pakistan and the United States are working together to ensure that Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers keep their promises, especially to form a genuinely representative government and prevent extremism from spreading, Russia’s foreign minister said on Saturday.
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