“The Taliban want withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan” – American journalist interviews FM Abdulaziz Kamilov

In an interview with an American journalist, Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov said that Uzbekistan was the first country to establish direct contacts with the Taliban, for which Tashkent had been criticized, but he personally did not consider the Taliban a terrorist organization. He also spoke about Uzbekistan’s position on resolving the war in Afghanistan.