In response to a question regarding the United Nations resolution about Afghanistan, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said that the resolution shows that the UNSC supports a "process by which Afghanistan is integrated into the international community only by meeting its international obligations."

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In a press briefing Miller said: "We do support the resolution."

"The resolution has called for a UN special envoy for Afghanistan. It is our belief that a special envoy would be well-positioned to coordinate international engagement on Afghanistan to achieve the objectives laid out in the resolution," he said.

Miller said that Washington thinks "the resolution sends a clear message to the Taliban, to the Afghan people, and to the world" about UNSC’s support for reintegration of Afghanistan into the international community.

However, he expresses concerns regarding the "Taliban’s repressive edicts against women and girls and its unwillingness to foster inclusive governance."

"The decisions that it has made risk irreparable damage to Afghanistan’s society and move the Taliban further away from normalizing relations with the international community," he said.

Meanwhile, the Islamic Emirate’s spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, said that the international community should initially recognize the interim Afghan government and then present their offers.

"Unfortunately, the UN has not fulfilled its responsibilities regarding Afghanistan. They should fulfill their responsibilities. They should accept the Islamic Emirate as part of the international community and give the rights of the Islamic Emirate... it is early that they are now talking. The appointment of the special envoy is unnecessary," he said.

Meanwhile, some political analysts urged the two sides to consider each other’s demands in a bid to pave the way for engagement.

"To end this isolation, the Islamic Emirate should accept those five points which the international community has mentioned," said Wahid Faqiri, international relations analyst.

Earlier, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Friday co-penned by the UAE and Japan that focuses on a path for Afghanistan’s reintegration into the international community referencing the recently completed independent assessment on Afghanistan.