Taliban interested in talks with world for recognition: Pak Foreign Minister Qureshi
3 years, 1 month 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 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. Read: Security dialogue on Afghanistan will have important implications for the region: NSA Ajit Doval 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. Afghanistan has been under Taliban rule since August 15 when the Afghan militant group ousted the elected government of President Ashraf Ghani and forced him to flee the country and take refuge in the UAE.

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In a first, India holds talks with Taliban; MEA official meets Mullah Omar’s son in Kabul
1 month, 2 weeks ago

In a first, India holds talks with Taliban; MEA official meets Mullah Omar’s son in Kabul

Firstpost  

MEA joint secretary J P Singh also met Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and former Afghan president Hamid Karzai during this visit as India tries to engage more with the country People are seen outside the Afghanistan embassy in New Delhi. MEA joint secretary J P Singh discussed India and Afghanistan relations with Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid, the son …

Taliban to press international community on Afghanistan sanctions
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Taliban to press international community on Afghanistan sanctions

The Hindu  

Taliban authorities said on July 1 they would press the international community over economic sanctions as they attended a UN-hosted summit in Doha with special representatives to Afghanistan for the first time. Writing on X, formerly Twitter, senior Foreign Ministry official Zakir Jalaly said the Taliban government delegation would use July 1’s meetings to address “financial and banking sanctions” and …

Taliban representatives meet U.N., Afghanistan envoys in Doha
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Taliban representatives meet U.N., Afghanistan envoys in Doha

The Hindu  

Representatives of Afghanistan’s Taliban regime began meetings on Sunday with UN officials as they attended talks in Doha with special envoys to the Central Asian country for the first time, a UN spokesperson said. UN officials and over 20 envoys, including the U.S. special representative to Afghanistan, were expected to meet with the Taliban government’s delegation led by spokesman Zabihullah …

Afghan women's rights an internal issue, Taliban says before U.N.-led talks
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Afghan women's rights an internal issue, Taliban says before U.N.-led talks

The Hindu  

Taliban authorities said on June 29 that demands over women's rights were "Afghanistan's issues" to solve, ahead of United Nations-led engagement talks where the exclusion of Afghan women has sparked outcry. The Taliban government, which has imposed restrictions on women since seizing power in 2021 that the U.N. has described as "gender apartheid", will send its first delegation to the …

Afghan women's rights an internal issue, says Taliban government before UN-led talks
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Afghan women's rights an internal issue, says Taliban government before UN-led talks

India Today  

Taliban authorities said on Saturday that demands over women's rights were "Afghanistan's issues" to solve, ahead of United Nations-led engagement talks where the exclusion of Afghan women has sparked outcry. The Taliban government, which has imposed restrictions on women since seizing power in 2021 that the UN has described as "gender apartheid", will send its first delegation to the third …

UN envoy defends failure to include Afghan women in upcoming meeting with Taliban in Qatar
6 months ago

UN envoy defends failure to include Afghan women in upcoming meeting with Taliban in Qatar

The Hindu  

The United Nations' top official in Afghanistan defended the failure to include Afghan women in the upcoming first meeting between the Taliban and envoys from 22 countries, insisting that demands for women's rights are certain to be raised. Human Rights Watch Executive Director Tirana Hassan said that, in the face of the Taliban's tightening repression of women and girls, the …

UN Doha Conference on Afghanistan Fails to Achieve Key Goals
9 months ago

UN Doha Conference on Afghanistan Fails to Achieve Key Goals

The Diplomat  

A high-level conference on Afghanistan from February 18-19 failed to achieve its primary objectives, leaving many participants disappointed. The two primary objectives of the Doha meeting were to delineate a course for international engagement with Afghanistan and to facilitate dialogue between the Taliban and the global community on vital issues such as women’s rights, girls’ education, and the eagerly awaited …

Is the global community about to betray Afghanistan again?
10 months, 1 week ago

Is the global community about to betray Afghanistan again?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Hosted by Secretary-General António Guterres, the meeting draws from …

India, other countries attend regional conclave organised by Taliban in Kabul
10 months, 3 weeks 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
10 months, 3 weeks 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, 2 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 …

Taliban FM to meet Pakistan, China foreign ministers: Media
1 year, 7 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 …

UN holds crucial Afghanistan talks in Qatar, without Taliban
1 year, 7 months ago

UN holds crucial Afghanistan talks in Qatar, without Taliban

Al Jazeera  

Talks will include diplomatic envoys and aid donors as the UN plans to press the Taliban to ease restrictions on women. Doha, Qatar – The Taliban has not been invited to a United Nations-organised conference on Afghanistan in Doha, with the Afghan group governing the South Asian country saying that the two-day meeting would be “ineffective” without its participation. “Any …

UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023
1 year, 7 months ago

UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in humanitarian aid from the international community this year for nearly 24 million people in need, the U.N.'s humanitarian affairs agency said. Afghanistan is facing its third consecutive year of drought, its second year of severe economic hardship and the continued consequences of decades of war and natural disasters, the U.N. Office for the …

UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023
1 year, 7 months ago

UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in …

Pakistan FM travels to Kabul, meets Taliban amid border tensions
2 years 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 say Afghanistan is secure enough for big projects
2 years, 2 months ago

Taliban say Afghanistan is secure enough for big projects

LA Times  

Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman for the Taliban government, said Afghanistan has the opportunity to connect with the rest of the countries in the region, highlighting China as a key part of the nation’s economic development. The Taliban said Wednesday there is enough security across Afghanistan to restart major economic projects that stopped due to decades of war, despite a slew …

Top Pakistan diplomat urges flood aid, patience with Taliban
2 years, 2 months ago

Top Pakistan diplomat urges flood aid, patience with Taliban

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Pakistan’s foreign minister says the international community should work with Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, not against them, when it comes to combatting foreign extremist groups and the economic and humanitarian crises in that country — even as many U.S. officials say the Taliban have proved themselves unworthy of such cooperation. “We expect the United States to be one of …

As West puts Taliban on hold, Kabul eyes future in China, Russia
2 years, 4 months ago

As West puts Taliban on hold, Kabul eyes future in China, Russia

Al Jazeera  

The killing of al-Qaeda leader in Kabul will add to mistrust between the Taliban and the West, prolonging the group’s diplomatic isolation. Although engagement between the West and Afghanistan is “likely to slow down” in the wake of al-Zawahiri’s killing, “so far it is unclear if this development will impact regional engagement with the Taliban’s de facto government”, said Ibraheem …

Taliban in Kabul: A year on, challenges remain
2 years, 4 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 …

Taliban and US officials to meet amid quake relief efforts
2 years, 5 months ago

Taliban and US officials to meet amid quake relief efforts

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Afghan finance and central bank officials from the Taliban-led government departed for Qatar on Wednesday to meet with U.S. officials, the Taliban said. Overstretched aid agencies say last week’s earthquake underscored the need for the international community to rethink its financial cut-off of Afghanistan and freezing of the country’s reserves. Taliban government officials and U.S. officials were slated …

Indian officials hold first talks with Taliban in Afghanistan
2 years, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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. …

Helping Afghanistan: The Hindu Editorial on the UN mission in Afghanistan
2 years, 9 months ago

Helping Afghanistan: The Hindu Editorial on the UN mission in Afghanistan

The Hindu  

The UN Security Council’s decision to authorise a new mandate for the organisation in Afghanistan is the most emphatic step taken by the world body in tackling the myriad problems the country has been facing ever since the Taliban takeover. According to the UNSC resolution, which was adopted by a vote of 14-0, with Russia abstaining, the UN mission in …

Six months of Taliban rule
2 years, 10 months 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 …

After Oslo talks, what’s next for Afghanistan?
2 years, 10 months ago

After Oslo talks, what’s next for Afghanistan?

Al Jazeera  

Analysts say talks between Taliban and US and European officials imply a ‘de facto’ recognition of the Taliban government. Kabul, Afghanistan/Islamabad, Pakistan – A week after Taliban and senior US and European officials held talks in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, the main outcome appears to be promises of an increase in humanitarian aid, contingent on demands related to human rights, …

Taliban delegation begins talks in Oslo
2 years, 11 months ago

Taliban delegation begins talks in Oslo

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera has learned that the Afghan group will be pushed on women’s rights in return for access to frozen funds. A Taliban delegation led by acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has started three days of talks in Oslo with Western government officials and Afghan civil society representatives. Starting on Sunday, the closed-door meetings in the Norwegian capital will …

Afghan acting PM calls for diplomatic recognition of Taliban
2 years, 11 months ago

Afghan acting PM calls for diplomatic recognition of Taliban

Al Jazeera  

Mullah Hasan Akhund calls on all governments, especially of Muslim countries, to ‘start recognising’ the Taliban administration. Afghanistan’s acting prime minister, Mullah Hasan Akhund, is calling on international governments to officially recognise the country’s Taliban administration, saying at a news conference in Kabul that all conditions had been met. Foreign powers have been reluctant to recognise the Taliban administration – …

Explained | Why is Afghanistan staring at a humanitarian disaster?
2 years, 11 months ago

Explained | Why is Afghanistan staring at a humanitarian disaster?

The Hindu  

The story so far: For Afghanistan, 2021 was one of the watershed years in its history. As several countries have suspended or substantially cut aid to Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover, the country is on the brink of a humanitarian disaster. While the Taliban have said the new regime would be different from the old one of Mullah Omar, there’s …

‘We must find ways to help the people of Afghanistan’
3 years ago

‘We must find ways to help the people of Afghanistan’

Live Mint  

The upcoming India-Central Asia summit slated for next month and a coordinated approach on Afghanistan were major talking points on Sunday at the third India-Central Asia foreign ministers’ dialogue. The participants at the meeting took stock of ties between India and the Central Asian states with whom New Delhi established diplomatic ties almost three decades ago. “The ministers also discussed …

Aid for Afghanistan discussed in Islamic countries meet
3 years 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 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 …

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

Undefined role: On India-Afghanistan bilateral relations
3 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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,” …

Taliban in Afghanistan interested in having communication with world: Pakistan FM Qureshi at Troika Plus
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Day after India holds NSA talks, Pakistan to host US, China, Russia meeting on Afghanistan today
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Taliban Give Thumbs up to NSA Meet; Want Economic Projects to Start, Jobs for Afghans
3 years, 1 month ago

Taliban Give Thumbs up to NSA Meet; Want Economic Projects to Start, Jobs for Afghans

News 18  

As the maiden NSA-level Afghan meet in New Delhi concluded on Wednesday, Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen said that he sees the dialogue as a positive development and hoped that it “contributes to the peace and stability” of Afghanistan. Speaking to CNN-News18 on Wednesday, Shaheen said Afghanistan agrees with the key point of the NSA meet — the need for unhindered …

After skipping India's security dialogue on Afghanistan, China to attend Pakistan’s Troika Plus meet
3 years, 1 month 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 …

NSA meet seeks urgent help for Afghans
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Taliban Interim Government Vows to Not Let Afghan Soil Be Used by Pak Taliban and Baloch Nationalists
3 years, 2 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, 2 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, 2 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, 2 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, 2 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 …

US, Taliban had 'productive' talks on humanitarian aid, says State Department
3 years, 2 months ago

US, Taliban had 'productive' talks on humanitarian aid, says State Department

India Today  

The United States and the Taliban had "productive discussions" on the issue of humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan during meetings in Qatar over the weekend, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesday, describing the talks as "largely positive." Officials discussed humanitarian access during the two days of meetings between Taliban representatives and US officials including some from the intelligence community …

Qatar urges engagement with Taliban amid humanitarian crisis
3 years, 2 months ago

Qatar urges engagement with Taliban amid humanitarian crisis

Al Jazeera  

Qatar believes that recognising the Taliban government in Afghanistan is not a priority now, and that the focus should be on engaging with the new administration and addressing humanitarian issues, a senior Qatari official has said. Mutlaq al-Qahtani, special envoy of the Qatari foreign minister, called on Tuesday for other countries to engage more deeply with the Taliban as Afghanistan’s …

Taliban, US conclude ‘candid, professional’ talks in Doha
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban, US conclude ‘candid, professional’ talks in Doha

Al Jazeera  

US side focused on security, women’s rights and evacuations while Taliban called for international recognition and an end to sanctions. Delegates from the Taliban and the United States have held “candid and professional” talks in the Qatari capital, according to a US official, with the two-day discussions focusing on security and “terrorism” concerns, the rights of women and girls as …

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