Muttaqi: World yet to come forward with proper interaction

KABUL (Pajhwok): Acting Foreign Minister Maulvi Amir Khan Muttaqi has said the international community is yet to become ready for proper interaction with Afghanistan and has instead increased pressure on the Islamic Emirate, hurting the environment for trust building.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi said on Tuesday that Muttaqi met Norwegian Charge d’affaires Paul Klouman Bekken in Kabul.

Balkhi quoted Muttaqi as saying that despite great achievements compared to the past 20 years, the global fraternity was yet to come forward with proper interaction with Afghanistan.

He said the world was instead trying to mount pressure on the Islamic Emirate, which had harmed the trust building and badly impacted people’s minds.

Balkhi said Bekken was pleased with the caretaker government’s achievements such as improved security, monetary stability, combating drugs, improving human conditions and increasing women’s access to work in the private sector.

The two sides conferred on various topics and emphasized necessary steps towards confidence building.

No country has so far recognized the Islamic Emirate government in Afghanistan since its return to power in 2021.

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