The Taliban invited The Telegraph to tea, and issued a chilling warning to the West – By Ben Farmer (The Telegraph) / Sept 4 2021
The neatly arranged office toys and management guru books were still on the desk from the previous government official. But their Taliban replacement had added his own executive touches, including one of the movement’s white religious banners and a captured M4 carbine once used by an Afghan commando.
Spotlessly turned out in white robes and a black turban, the bearded official in his 30s was polite and offered tea, but declined to give his name because he did not have permission to speak and only said he was a “manager”.
“We are very happy that we are now the leaders of the government,” he told The Telegraph. “We want to have good relations with all the rest of the world. We want to work with foreigners and have good relations.”
The Telegraph’s unannounced visit to the government building now in the hands of the Taliban was a relaxed affair. The offer of tea was made with a warm welcome inside, part of a charm offensive by the Islamist leaders who until not too long ago viewed Western journalists with suspicion.
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