KABUL (Pajhwok): Pakistan’s special representative for Afghanistan Asif Durrani last week discussed the Afghanistan interim government’s recognition with UN special coordinator Feridun Sinirlioğlu. Also last
Pakistan last week expressed serious concerns about what it alleged safe havens and liberty of action available to the TTP in Afghanistan, but the caretaker government rejected the claim.
Islamabad last week said it would continue interacting with Kabul to address ‘common concerns’ and Uzbekistan expressed its desire to establish positive relations with Afghanistan.
UNAMA officials last week said Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) representatives will be invited to an upcoming UN-organized meeting similar to May meeting in Doha before the end of 2023.
The United Nations last week accused the caretaker government of Afghanistan of being repressive towards all forms of opposition and Russia said the government in Kabul was not broad-based, but the Islamic Emirate spokesman rejected these claims as baseless.
The UN expressed deep concern about the Islamic Emirate’s plan to ban international organizations from providing education in the country last week, when India sent its technical team back to its embassy in Kabul and a British foundation said that in Afghanistan poppy cultivation has drastically decreased.
Last week, UN envoy discussed future engagement strategy with acting foreign minister, Central Asian and European leaders stressed over the protection of women rights while government said that efforts were underway to ensure women rights and reopen girls’ schools and universities.
Some countreis last week renewed their call for the formation of an inclusive government and removal of curbs on women in Afghanistan, but Afghan acting government responded that its government was inclusive and women rights were entact.
Qatar said it was trying to create a political path between Afghanistan and the international community as Afghan officials stressed good understanding with the world last week, when a Taliban delegation left for Russia to participate in a summit.
Different statements were made about the agenda of next month’s meeting on Afghanistan in Doha last week, when the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the Islamic Emirate’s decision to ban women from working with the world’s body.
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