US is not pleased with the interim Taliban government.

“We have spoken about our reaction to the initial caretaker government. We have said that there is cause to be concerned about the inequalities, track records and backgrounds of certain individuals. It certainly does not reflect what the international community and what, as a part of that, the United States hoped to see,” State Department Spokesperson Ned Price told reporters at his news conference.

“Now, we note this is an initial caretaker government. Some of these positions are still unfulfilled, we note. So what will be important to us is not only the composition of any future government of Afghanistan…again, we will look to see to it that it is inclusive, to see to it that it is representative of the people that the Taliban purport to represent,” he said.

They also consider their actions. This was a constant theme when the US and its close allies met in Ramstein (Germany).

“There were several elements of consensus that emerged, and in fact, there were key questions that many of the participants posed: Will the Taliban uphold their commitments to freedom of travel and safe passage — in the case of the United States for Americans, but also for third-country nationals, for our Afghan partners? Will they live up to their counterterrorism commitments?” he said.

“There was a broad discussion of the threat from ISIS-K, from al-Qaida, from terrorist groups that may seek to operate or that are operating on Afghan soil. Is there an inclusive government they can form? That will be a key question that we’ll look to see as the future Afghan government comes together. What about women and girls’ rights? In other words, will the gains of the past 20 years that no country did more to facilitate and support than the United States, will those gains be preserved?” he asked.

He said that there are still no answers to these questions. “We will together be able to answer those questions with our allies and partners as we start to see how the Taliban is going to purport to govern, how it will treat its people, how it will treat our people, how it will confront threats not only to the Taliban but threats to us as well, and that includes from ISIS-K,” Price said.

According to him, the United States of America and the international community will continue holding the Taliban responsible for all its public and personal commitments. He also stated that it will not forget the private promises made by the Taliban.

Tony Blinken, Secretary of State, hosted a ministerial gathering with Heiko Maas, Foreign Minister of Germany, on Wednesday. This was an area of discussion, he stated.

One of the common themes that they heard was the necessity to collaborate using all the tools at their disposal to hold the Taliban accountable for these commitments.

“Of course, we would like to see more such flights, flights similar to the one that took off today. According to public reports, more may indeed be coming. But obviously, we don’t want to prejudge that, and we will continue to do everything we can together with our partners to work towards that goal,� he said, referring to an evacuation flight.