KABUL (Pajhwok): Both US special representatives for Afghanistan Thomas West and Rina Amiri will attend the third UN-convened meeting in Doha on Afghanistan, the State Department says.
Special envoys for Afghanistan and other officials are expected to attend the huddle scheduled for June 30 and July 1 in the capital of Qatar.
An Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) delegation, led by its spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, will attend the conference.
Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said: “Both our special representative for Afghanistan, Tom West, and our special envoy for Afghan women, girls and Human Rights, Rina Amiri, will be attending the Doha meeting.”
“But I should note they only committed to participate once they secured clarity regarding the substantive agenda and, more importantly, confirmed that there would be meaningful engagement at the conference with Afghan women and members of Afghan civil society,” he added.
According to him, they (the US representatives) will be participating in Doha conference and will continue with the international community, to impress upon the IEA that they need to take seriously their obligations under the Doha Agreement.
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