ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Top United States officials will fly out of Pakistan Thursday after delivering a tough wish list of demands to Afghanistan's Taliban.

At a meeting in Islamabad Wednesday night, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Karl Inderfurth attempted to win some ground from the Taliban, which control about 90 percent of Afghanistan.

The United States has been at odds with the Taliban over their harboring of terrorist suspect Osama bin Laden who is wanted for the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya in August.

After the bombings, the United States fired cruise missiles at training camps allegedly run by bin Laden in Afghanistan.

U.S. State Department spokesman James P. Rubin confirmed Inderfurth had reaffirmed in his meeting with Jalil Akhund, Taliban deputy foreign minister, the U.S. view that bin Laden should be expelled from Afghanistan.

Rubin also reiterated U.S. support for efforts by the United Nations to try to help the Taliban and rival warring factions reach a political resolution to their conflict.

Inderfurth's meeting was thought to be the first top-level meeting between a U.S. official and the Islamic militia in the region since former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Bill Richardson traveled to the Afghan capital, Kabul, in April.

Rubin said the United States wanted to see "internationally accepted human rights norms, including and in particular the rights of women and girls respected by the Taliban."

Rubin also said the United States wanted to see the Taliban end poppy production and narcotics trafficking in the areas they controlled.

Cracking bin Laden's safe haven

The United States has accused bin Laden of masterminding the bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania last August that killed 224 people.

Bin Laden has publicly urged his followers to attack U.S. interests worldwide because he opposes the presence of U.S. troops in his native Saudi Arabia, home to Islam's two holiest sites.

The Taliban have repeatedly refused to hand bin Laden over to the United States, saying he is a guest of the Islamic militia and has no involvment with terrorism of any kind.

Inderfurth also discussed his concerns with the Taliban in a meeting with Pakistani Foreign Minister Sartaj Aziz. The 40-minute meeting was held at Aziz's Islamabad residence. No press statement was issued after the talks.

Inderfurth, who arrived in Islamabad with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott on Monday, will visit Lahore and Peshawar before leaving for the United States Thursday afternoon.

Most countries do not recognize the Taliban as the rightful government of Afghanistan.

The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.

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