Pakistan held talks with special envoys from the United States, Russia and China on Thursday to discuss the way forward AfghanistanSince 2007, the deepening humanitarian crisis has forced many Afghans to move to neighboring countries. Taliban Acquired in August.
The international community has never recognized the government appointed by the Taliban. Amir Khan Muthaki, the foreign minister appointed by the Taliban of Afghanistan, did not attend the meeting, but later met with the special envoy in Islamabad.
He also met separately with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmoud Qureshi and other officials to discuss a series of issues, including how to help Kabul overcome the deepening economic crisis and avoid the refugee crisis.
The meeting issued a joint statement calling on the international community to urgently provide humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people. It also urges the Taliban to form an inclusive and representative government that respects the rights of all Afghans and stipulates that women and girls have equal rights to participate in all aspects of Afghan society.
The statement “welcomes the Taliban’s continued commitment to allow safe passage for all people who wish to travel to and from Afghanistan, and encourages rapid progress in the establishment of airports across the country that can accept commercial air traffic as the winter arrives. These airports are essential for ensuring humanitarian The uninterrupted flow of aid is essential.”
It also condemned the recent deadly attack in Afghanistan and demanded that “the Taliban cut off ties with all international terrorist organizations, decisively dismantle and eliminate them, and prohibit any terrorist organizations operating in the country from having room.”
The rally in Islamabad on Thursday was held a few weeks after Russia hosted similar talks on Afghanistan. Washington did not attend. On Wednesday, India hosted senior security officials from Russia, Iran and five Central Asian countries to discuss the consequences of the Taliban takeover. India’s archenemy Pakistan and its ally China boycotted these talks.
On August 15th, the Taliban seized power in a lightning offensive, occupying the capital Kabul and most of the country. After that, the U.S. military finally withdrew from Afghanistan after 20 years of war.
In his speech at the meeting, Qureshi expressed concern that the collapse of the Afghan economy would lead to wider instability.
He said: “All of us have common concerns related to Afghanistan, and we also have common interests in the country’s peace and stability,” he also called for the release of Afghanistan’s funds frozen by the international community.
Qureshi urged “engagement with the new Afghan government” to “help consolidate peace and stability, promote sustainable economic development, and help limit the space for terrorist organizations operating in and within Afghanistan,” he said.
He added: “As international funding dries up, it will be difficult to pay even salaries, let alone carry out development projects.” “Ordinary people are faltering under the influence of a severe drought. Any further decline will severely limit the new government’s administration of the Afghan government. Ability.
After the meeting, Qureshi said he told the participants that the meeting would be more effective if Taliban representatives were present. He said that the next meeting of the group will be held in Beijing, when Taliban representatives will be invited.
Pakistan has been urging countries to release Afghanistan’s assets abroad so that the Taliban can obtain these funds and thus avoid a deepening crisis. The Taliban-administered government is currently unable to use the US$9 billion reserves of the Central Bank of Afghanistan, most of which are held by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
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