HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani stressed on the importance of engaging and participating with the party that rules Afghanistan regardless of who it is, noting that not communicating with Afghanistan could be a mistake. His Excellency was participating in a session titled "Strategic Cooperation in the Gulf and Beyond" that is taking place in day 2 of the 4th Global Security Forum, taking place under the theme of "Cooperation or Competition? Changing Dynamics of Global Security."  HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs said that the international community does not want to punish the Afghan people on things that has nothing to do with them, noting that the goal should rather be finding ways to deal with conditions in Afghanistan in order to have stability in the country by having the US and other countries engage with the Taliban. Regarding the divergence of views between the State of Qatar and the United States, which believes that what is happening on the ground should be followed up to determine aspects of cooperation with the Taliban, HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani affirmed during a session held within the activities of the Global Security Forum that the two countries share the same goals and objectives for a stable and inclusive Afghanistan and for the people to enjoy their rights by building on the gains made during the past two decades, and not to scatter those them. HE stated that the only difference, which I don't see a big difference, is how we can achieve and accomplish our common goals. The United States wants to see progress in terms of freedom of movement and this is something we agree with and we have seen positive steps in this regard, as well as with regard to women's rights, there are small steps, but they are not enough and did not reach the desired goal. We believe that it is important to provide guidance and support and to reward them for every positive step they take or intend to take and not to punish them for the negative steps they take. This provides an incentive for them to move forward and helps them to be more effectiveness and efficiency in their judgment.