Taliban in Afghanistan interested in having communication with world: Pakistan FM Qureshi at Troika Plus
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban in Afghanistan interested in having communication with world: Pakistan FM Qureshi at Troika Plus

India TV News  

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday said the Taliban were interested in having communication with the world so that their government is recognised and warned the international community not to repeat the mistakes of the past when the isolation of Afghanistan created multiple problems. Addressing the opening session of the Troika Plus meeting on Afghanistan attended by representatives from China, Russia and the US, Qureshi urged the international community to immediately help Afghanistan to avoid a looming human catastrophe due to lack of financial resources. The Taliban were interested in having communication with the world so that their government is recognised, Qureshi said, warning the world not to repeat the mistakes of the past when the isolation of Afghanistan created multiple problems. Qureshi also urged the international community to unfreeze the assets of Afghanistan, asserting that “it will help to launch economic activities” and help the Afghan government.

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Taliban's internal power struggle: Why India needs to tread carefully
2 weeks ago

Taliban's internal power struggle: Why India needs to tread carefully

Firstpost  

The possibility of Pakistan’s intelligence agency, ISI, projecting the narrative of internal clash in Taliban cannot be ruled out. For India, it is time to make robust strategic calculations and strengthen its cautious look over Afghanistan While making sense of the internal rift in the Taliban, one must not forget that terrorist groups operate in a clandestine world. In September …

How Foreign Secretary’s meeting with Taliban highlights India’s nuanced Afghan policy
2 months ago

How Foreign Secretary’s meeting with Taliban highlights India’s nuanced Afghan policy

Firstpost  

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri’s meeting with Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Acting Foreign Minister of the Afghan Taliban government, in Dubai on January 8 was potentially a significant development for India’s approaches to Afghanistan. The Afghan Taliban Foreign Ministry statement on the meeting stated: “Expressing gratitude for India’s humanitarian assistance, FM Muttaqi underlined a desire of strengthening political & economic relations …

Tensions with Pakistan, food crisis leave Afghanistan on brink of another human disaster
1 year, 1 month ago

Tensions with Pakistan, food crisis leave Afghanistan on brink of another human disaster

New Indian Express  

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a conference of special representatives and ambassadors of neighbouring and regional countries in Kabul on January 29. Addressing the meeting for ‘Afghanistan’s Regional Cooperation Initiative’, Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi stressed, “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan respects others’ interests, choices, government structures, and development models, and in return, expects others to respect …

India, other countries attend regional conclave organised by Taliban in Kabul
1 year, 1 month ago

India, other countries attend regional conclave organised by Taliban in Kabul

Deccan Chronicle  

India was among around 10 countries which attended on Monday a conclave in Kabul organised by the Taliban setup with a broader aim for regional cooperation, according to the Afghan media.The Regional Cooperation Initiative meeting was addressed by the Taliban regime's acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.India has not yet recognised the Taliban setup and has been pitching for the …

India, other nations attend Taliban-convened conclave in Kabul
1 year, 1 month ago

India, other nations attend Taliban-convened conclave in Kabul

Live Mint  

India was among 10 regional countries that attended a conclave in Kabul on Monday organized by the Taliban setup with a broader aim for regional cooperation. Taliban regime's acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi addressed the Regional Cooperation Initiative meeting in Kabul. India has not yet recognized the Taliban setup and has been pitching for the formation of a truly …

Taliban seek economic support and recognition from India ahead of Kazan meeting under Moscow format
1 year, 5 months ago

Taliban seek economic support and recognition from India ahead of Kazan meeting under Moscow format

The Hindu  

Ahead of the Moscow format discussion at Kazan in Russia, the Taliban have called upon India to help in the economic recovery of Afghanistan. Since the Taliban takeover of Kabul in August 2021, the Moscow format consultations were held in October that year and in November 2022. Additional significance The Kazan chapter of the Moscow format consultations has additional significance …

China, Pakistan and Afghanistan FMs hold talks in Islamabad
1 year, 10 months ago

China, Pakistan and Afghanistan FMs hold talks in Islamabad

Al Jazeera  

Foreign ministers from all three nations promise to pursue trilateral cooperation efforts as political ties deepen. China, Afghanistan and Pakistan have pledged to further strengthen trilateral cooperation on security and counterterrorism at a meeting of the three nations’ foreign ministers in Islamabad. Qin said China is ready to make joint efforts with Afghanistan and Pakistan to implement the Global Development …

Pakistan set to host trilateral dialogue with China, Afghanistan
1 year, 10 months ago

Pakistan set to host trilateral dialogue with China, Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

The meeting is taking place following the Chinese and Afghan foreign ministers’ arrival in Islamabad. Pakistan is set to host a day-long trilateral dialogue with China and Afghanistan in Islamabad after the arrival of the Chinese and Afghan foreign ministers, Qin Gang and Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, on Friday. “The government of Afghanistan wants to hold comprehensive talks on bilateral …

Taliban FM to meet Pakistan, China foreign ministers: Media
1 year, 10 months ago

Taliban FM to meet Pakistan, China foreign ministers: Media

Al Jazeera  

Taliban’s interim foreign minister gets UN clearance to travel for meeting with counterparts in Pakistan. A United Nations Security Council committee has agreed to allow the Taliban’s interim foreign minister, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, to travel to Pakistan from Afghanistan to meet with Pakistani and Chinese counterparts, according to news reports. The Reuters news agency reported on Monday that Pakistan’s …

Afghan Taliban promises to help Pakistan address growing threat posed by TTP militants: FO
2 years ago

Afghan Taliban promises to help Pakistan address growing threat posed by TTP militants: FO

India Today  

The Afghan Taliban leaders have promised to cooperate with Pakistan on its concerns about the presence of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan militants and sanctuaries on their soil after Islamabad delivered a stark warning to them to rein in the outlawed outfit amid a rise in terror attacks across the country. Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said the TTP and IS-K …

Afghanistan: BIG steps proposed at Moscow NSA meet
2 years, 1 month ago

Afghanistan: BIG steps proposed at Moscow NSA meet

Firstpost  

Issues of international security with an emphasis on resolving the situation in Afghanistan were discussed during the consultations Moscow: The National Security Advisors of India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan have taken several key decisions regarding Afghanistan at the Fifth Multilateral Consultations of Secretaries of Security Councils on Afghanistan held in Moscow. Issues of international security …

Pakistan FM travels to Kabul, meets Taliban amid border tensions
2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan FM travels to Kabul, meets Taliban amid border tensions

Al Jazeera  

Hina Rabbani Khar holds talks with her Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi a day after Pakistan Taliban ended its truce with Islamabad. Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan’s minister of state for foreign affairs, has met Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in the capital Kabul amid tension over cross-border violence. Kabul and Islamabad were engaged in a war of words …

Taliban in Kabul: A year on, challenges remain
2 years, 7 months ago

Taliban in Kabul: A year on, challenges remain

Hindustan Times  

A year on from the power grab by the Taliban in Afghanistan, the two words that sum up the situation in a country blighted by decades of conflict are insecurity and uncertainty. But the world still gets occasional glimpses of the realities that ordinary Afghans are grappling with – such as heavily armed Taliban fighters firing in the air to …

Indian officials hold first talks with Taliban in Afghanistan
2 years, 9 months ago

Indian officials hold first talks with Taliban in Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

Bilateral ties and humanitarian aid discussed in the first such visit to Kabul since the group took control of Kabul last year. A team of Indian officials has met the acting foreign minister of Afghanistan to discuss bilateral ties and humanitarian aid, the Taliban said, in what was the first such visit to Kabul since the group took control of …

Indian team to visit Kabul for first time in Taliban region
2 years, 9 months ago

Indian team to visit Kabul for first time in Taliban region

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a major step by New Delhi aimed at engaging with the Taliban regime which is in power in Afghanistan and containing Pakistan’s influence there, a visiting team led by senior diplomat J.P. Singh held talks in Kabul on Thursday with senior Taliban leaders, including the regime’s “foreign minister”, Amir Khan Muttaqi. The team headed by Mr Singh, …

Indian Diplomats Hold Talks With Taliban In First Visit To Afghanistan Under New Regime
2 years, 9 months ago

Indian Diplomats Hold Talks With Taliban In First Visit To Afghanistan Under New Regime

ABP News  

New Delhi: Acting Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, received Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary J.P. Singh and the accompanying delegation in Kabul on Thursday. Muttaqi welcomed the first Indian delegation to Kabul on behalf of the Indian government and the MEA, calling it a good beginning in ties between the two countries. …

Taliban spokesman says Afghan group facilitating talks between TTP, Pakistani government
2 years, 10 months ago

Taliban spokesman says Afghan group facilitating talks between TTP, Pakistani government

The Hindu  

Afghanistan's Taliban government has confirmed that it is playing the role of a mediator in the ongoing talks between the Pakistan government and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan during which the dreaded militant group has demanded the release of 30 key commanders detained by Pakistani authorities. Spokesman for Islamic state of Afghanistan Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed that the Afghan government was playing the role …

Pak Military And ISI Officials Talking Peace with TTP in Kabul; Haqqani Network The Mediator - News18
2 years, 10 months ago

Pak Military And ISI Officials Talking Peace with TTP in Kabul; Haqqani Network The Mediator - News18

News 18  

A team of Pakistani military and Inter-Services Intelligence officials is in Kabul since Wednesday, trying to strike a deal with the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, top sources told CNN-News18. According to sources, former ISI chief Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed arrived at the Kabul Serena Hotel on Monday to participate in the talks. Pakistan had arrested two commanders of the TTP and now …

Due to the position of the United States, the Extended Troika Meeting on Afghanistan fails to issue joint statement
2 years, 11 months ago

Due to the position of the United States, the Extended Troika Meeting on Afghanistan fails to issue joint statement

China Daily  

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi chairs a meeting in Tunxi, Anhui province, on Thursday that was also attended by the foreign ministers or representatives of Pakistan, Iran, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The Extended Troika Meeting on Afghanistan, attended by special envoys of China, United States, Russia and Pakistan on Thursday, failed to issue a joint statement, Sputnik …

China shows Afghanistan ambitions at multinational meetings
2 years, 11 months ago

China shows Afghanistan ambitions at multinational meetings

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s ambitions to have a major hand in Afghanistan’s stability and development under the Taliban, while boosting its own stature, will be on display at a pair of multinational meetings it is hosting starting Wednesday. Special envoys for Afghanistan from China, the United States and Russia, a group known as the the “Extended Troika,” will convene separately from …

China holds multinational meetings to discuss Afghanistan
2 years, 11 months ago

China holds multinational meetings to discuss Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

Representatives from regional countries plus Extended Troika to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. The talks will “echo positively with the third meeting of foreign ministers of the Afghan neighbouring countries, to further cement the consensus of all parties … to help Afghanistan achieve peace, stability and development at an early date,” Wang Wenbin, the Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, said. …

Six months of Taliban rule
3 years, 1 month ago

Six months of Taliban rule

Hindustan Times  

One of the most dramatic changes brought about by the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan six months ago is a sharp reduction in violence. At least half the population of around 39 million is facing starvation, hundreds of thousands have fled to escape reprisals by the Taliban, hundreds of former officials and security personnel have been killed and many more rounded …

Aid for Afghanistan discussed in Islamic countries meet
3 years, 3 months ago

Aid for Afghanistan discussed in Islamic countries meet

Hindustan Times  

Envoys from 57 Islamic nations were meeting in Pakistan Sunday for a summit aimed at relieving the humanitarian crisis in neighbouring Afghanistan while testing diplomatic ties with its new Taliban rulers. Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is among the delegates, alongside others from the United States, China, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations. No nations have yet …

Islamic countries meet to discuss aid for Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Islamic countries meet to discuss aid for Afghanistan

Deccan Chronicle  

ISLAMABAD: Envoys from 57 Islamic nations as well as observer delegations were meeting in Pakistan Sunday for a summit aimed at relieving the humanitarian crisis in neighbouring Afghanistan, while testing diplomatic ties with its new Taliban rulers. Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is among the delegates, alongside others from the United States, China, Russia, the European Union and the …

Pakistani Taliban ends ceasefire, future of peace talks uncertain
3 years, 3 months ago

Pakistani Taliban ends ceasefire, future of peace talks uncertain

Al Jazeera  

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan group unilaterally announces end to month-long ceasefire with the Pakistani government. Islamabad, Pakistan – The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan armed group, also known as the Pakistani Taliban, has unilaterally announced an end to a month-long ceasefire with the Pakistani government, accusing authorities of reneging on promises made in the initial stages of peace talks, a statement says. The ceasefire …

Pakistan ‘welcomes’ second round of US-Taliban talks in Doha
3 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan ‘welcomes’ second round of US-Taliban talks in Doha

Al Jazeera  

The foreign ministry reiterates the country’s position that the world community needs to engage with the Taliban government. Pakistan has “welcomed” a second round of talks between the United States and the Taliban since the latter’s takeover of Afghanistan earlier this year, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson says. US Special Representative on Afghanistan and Pakistan Tom West will arrive …

Afghanistan doesn't want conflict with any country, including India: Taliban Foreign Minister
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan doesn't want conflict with any country, including India: Taliban Foreign Minister

India Today  

Afghanistan does not want conflict with any country, including India, the war-torn country's Taliban-led interim government's acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has said. Muttaqi made the comments while talking to BBC Urdu, which was also his first ever interview with a female journalist, who asked him about Afghanistan relations with New Delhi under the Taliban government. Muttaqi conceded that …

Undefined role: On India-Afghanistan bilateral relations
3 years, 4 months ago

Undefined role: On India-Afghanistan bilateral relations

The Hindu  

By holding the Third Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan, chaired by NSA Ajit Doval this week, New Delhi has sent out three strong messages: one, that it wishes to remain an important and engaged player in the future of Afghanistan; second, that with the exit of U.S.-NATO troops, the ideal solution to the situation is through consensus in Afghanistan’s extended …

Afghanistan on brink of economic collapse, warns Pakistan
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan on brink of economic collapse, warns Pakistan

The Hindu  

Afghanistan is on the brink of economic collapse and the international community must urgently resume funding and provide humanitarian assistance, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister warned on Thursday. Shah Mehmood Qureshi spoke at the opening of the so-called “troika plus” meeting, which included Thomas West, the new U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan. “Today, Afghanistan stands on the brink of an economic collapse,” …

Day after India holds NSA talks, Pakistan to host US, China, Russia meeting on Afghanistan today
3 years, 4 months ago

Day after India holds NSA talks, Pakistan to host US, China, Russia meeting on Afghanistan today

Firstpost  

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and its National Security Advisor Moeed Yusuf will chair the ‘Troika Plus’ meeting Islamabad: Pakistan will host senior diplomats from the United States, China and Russia in Islamabad to discuss the situation in Afghanistan on Thursday. The meeting will take place a day after India chairs the Delhi Regional Security Dialogue, which has seen …

Pakistan to host United States, China, Russia for meeting on Afghanistan today
3 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan to host United States, China, Russia for meeting on Afghanistan today

India TV News  

Pakistan will host senior diplomats from the United States, China and Russia in Islamabad to discuss the situation in Afghanistan on Thursday. The meeting will take place a day after India chairs the Delhi Regional Security Dialogue, which has seen the participation of seven countries- Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Russian, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan- national security chiefs. Pakistan Foreign Minister …

Power play in AF: Hosted by Pak, China set to attend extended ‘troika’ meeting
3 years, 4 months ago

Power play in AF: Hosted by Pak, China set to attend extended ‘troika’ meeting

Hindustan Times  

China will join an extended “troika” meeting on Afghanistan to be hosted by Pakistan on Thursday, which will be attended by senior diplomats from the US and Russia, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday. The flag of China flutters as a boat is hankered in Hong Kong on September 4, 2021 China’s decision to join the meet in Islamabad …

Taliban interested in talks with world for recognition: Pak Foreign Minister Qureshi
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban interested in talks with world for recognition: Pak Foreign Minister Qureshi

India Today  

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said the Taliban were interested in having communication with the world so that their government is recognised and warned the international community not to repeat the mistakes of the past when the isolation of Afghanistan created multiple problems. Addressing the opening session of the Troika Plus meeting on Afghanistan attended by representatives from …

Pakistan hosts US, China, Russia to discuss Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan hosts US, China, Russia to discuss Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

A Pakistani official says the ‘troika plus’ meeting aims to find ways to avert a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Qureshi warned at the opening of the meeting that Afghanistan is “at the brink of economic collapse” and the international community must urgently resume funding frozen by Western donors since the Taliban took power and provide humanitarian assistance. The statement “welcomed …

After skipping India's security dialogue on Afghanistan, China to attend Pakistan's Troika Plus meet
3 years, 4 months ago

After skipping India's security dialogue on Afghanistan, China to attend Pakistan's Troika Plus meet

India TV News  

China said on Wednesday that it will attend a meeting on Afghanistan convened by its all-weather ally Pakistan, after skipping a security dialogue hosted by India on the situation in the war-torn country, citing "scheduling reasons". Asked whether China would attend the meeting in Islamabad, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a media briefing here that "China supports Pakistan …

After skipping India's security dialogue on Afghanistan, China to attend Pakistan’s Troika Plus meet
3 years, 4 months ago

After skipping India's security dialogue on Afghanistan, China to attend Pakistan’s Troika Plus meet

Firstpost  

Pakistan will host senior diplomats from the US, China and Russia in Islamabad on Thursday to discuss the situation in neighbouring Afghanistan Beijing: China said on Wednesday that it will attend a meeting on Afghanistan convened by its all-weather ally Pakistan, after skipping a security dialogue hosted by India on the situation in the war-torn country, citing “scheduling reasons”. Asked …

China to join Pakistan’s ‘Troika Plus’ meeting on Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

China to join Pakistan’s ‘Troika Plus’ meeting on Afghanistan

Hindustan Times  

China will join an extended “troika” meeting on Afghanistan to be hosted by Pakistan on Thursday, which will be attended by senior diplomats from the US and Russia, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday. China’s decision to join the meet in Islamabad comes 24 hours after Beijing said it was unable to attend the India-convened security dialogue on Afghanistan …

NSA meet seeks urgent help for Afghans
3 years, 4 months ago

NSA meet seeks urgent help for Afghans

The Hindu  

The Third Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan held here on Wednesday called for “urgent humanitarian assistance” to the Afghan people. A joint statement titled the ‘Delhi Declaration’ issued after the meeting called for “collective cooperation” against terrorism and drug trafficking in the region and “expressed concern over the deteriorating socio-economic and humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and underlined the need to …

India hosts talks on Afghanistan, but no Afghan official invited
3 years, 4 months ago

India hosts talks on Afghanistan, but no Afghan official invited

Al Jazeera  

India’s archrival Pakistan and China also declined to attend the Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan. India’s archrival Pakistan and China also declined to attend the Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan held on Wednesday following the fall of the United States-backed government and the Taliban takeover of the country. India-Pakistan tensions Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf last week …

Taliban Interim Government Vows to Not Let Afghan Soil Be Used by Pak Taliban and Baloch Nationalists
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban Interim Government Vows to Not Let Afghan Soil Be Used by Pak Taliban and Baloch Nationalists

News 18  

The Taliban leadership in Afghanistan has vowed to not let its soil be used by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and the Balochistan Liberation Army to carry out terror operations in neighbouring Pakistan, according to Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. Qureshi and Pakistani spy agency ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed made an unannounced visit to Kabul on Thursday to meet the Taliban …

Pakistan foreign Minister Qureshi, ISI chief Hameed in Kabul for talks with Taliban
3 years, 5 months ago

Pakistan foreign Minister Qureshi, ISI chief Hameed in Kabul for talks with Taliban

Firstpost  

The Pakistani delegation will hold talks with Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and call on leadership of the interim government in Kabul and other Afghan leaders, according to the Foreign Office Islamabad: Pakistan’s foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi travelled to Kabul on Thursday along with spy agency ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed to hold talks with Afghanistan’s …

India offered humanitarian assistance to Afghans, Taliban say after 2nd meeting
3 years, 5 months ago

India offered humanitarian assistance to Afghans, Taliban say after 2nd meeting

India Today  

The Taliban have said India offered extensive humanitarian assistance to the Afghans in its second official meeting with the Indian side on the sidelines of the Moscow Format meet. The Indian side finally expressed readiness to provide extensive humanitarian assistance to the Afghans.” This is the second such bilateral meeting after Indian envoy to Qatar, Ambassador Deepak Mittal met Afghanistan …

Indian team meets Taliban Deputy PM
3 years, 5 months ago

Indian team meets Taliban Deputy PM

The Hindu  

India joined a 10-nation statement recognising the “new reality” of the Taliban in power in Afghanistan at the Moscow format meeting on Wednesday, as Indian officials reportedly met Taliban Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi and offered humanitarian aid to the regime in Kabul. The Indian side finally expressed readiness to provide a wide range of humanitarian assistance to the …

Amid flurry of Taliban diplomacy, Qatar stresses engagement
3 years, 5 months ago

Amid flurry of Taliban diplomacy, Qatar stresses engagement

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Qatar’s foreign minister said isolating Afghanistan and its new Taliban rulers “will never be an answer” and argued Wednesday that engaging with the former insurgents could empower the more moderate voices among them. Al Thani told an audience of counterterrorism specialists in Doha that Qatar believes the international community should urge the Taliban “to take …

International Community Must Engage With Taliban, Says Pakistan
3 years, 5 months ago

International Community Must Engage With Taliban, Says Pakistan

News 18  

And above all, don’t isolate. Pakistan’s government is proposing that the international community develop a road map that leads to diplomatic recognition of the Taliban — with incentives if they fulfil its requirements — and then sit down face to face and talk it out with the militia’s leaders. This is the reality, and can they turn away from this …

Focusing on 'necessity of continuing dialogue', Qatar urges world leaders not to boycott Taliban
3 years, 5 months ago

Focusing on 'necessity of continuing dialogue', Qatar urges world leaders not to boycott Taliban

Firstpost  

Qatar is a close US ally and hosts the largest US military base in the Middle East, but the tiny Gulf Arab state also has some sway with the Taliban Dubai: The ruling emir of Qatar, whose nation has played a pivotal role in Afghanistan in the wake of the US withdrawal, urged world leaders gathered at the United Nations …

Afghanistan’s Muttaqi urges countries to engage with new gov’t
3 years, 6 months ago

Afghanistan’s Muttaqi urges countries to engage with new gov’t

Al Jazeera  

Kabul, Afghanistan – Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has criticised the United States for its actions towards the new Taliban government and for severing economic assistance after the group seized power last month. In his first address to the media since the Taliban announced its new caretaker government last week, Muttaqi said on Tuesday that the group would …

Afghanistan crisis: Taliban plans to hold oath-taking ceremony on September 11
3 years, 6 months ago

Afghanistan crisis: Taliban plans to hold oath-taking ceremony on September 11

India TV News  

The interim government of the Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan is likely to take the oath of office on September 11, a day which also marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the US in 2001. As per reports, the newly-formed Taliban government has rolled out invitations to various countries to be part of the oath-taking ceremony, including China, …

Taliban again postpone Afghan govt formation announcement
3 years, 6 months ago

Taliban again postpone Afghan govt formation announcement

The Hindu  

The Taliban have postponed the formation of a new government in Afghanistan for next week, their spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said on Saturday, as the insurgent group struggles to give shape to a broad-based and inclusive administration acceptable to the international community. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said that America and the international community expect the Taliban in …

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