The Taliban held their first face-to-face talks with a joint US-EU delegation Tuesday in Qatar, as Brussels pledged one billion euros ($1.2 billion) in aid for Afghanistan. At the Doha meeting and a conference of the world s major economies, the G20, the message for the Taliban was the same: the world is committed to humanitarian aid for Afghanistan s suffering people, and the country must not become a base for militants. The European Union opened the virtual G20 summit by pledging the one-billion-euro aid package, including money for urgent humanitarian needs and Afghanistan s neighbours taking in Afghans fleeing the Taliban. The hardline Islamist Taliban are seeking recognition.
The Taliban held their first face-to-face talks with a joint US-EU delegation on October 12 in Qatar, as Brussels pledged €1 billion ($1.2 billion) in aid for Afghanistan.
DOHA, Oct 13 The Taliban held their first face-to-face talks with a joint US-EU delegation Tuesday in Qatar, as Brussels pledged €1 billion (RM4.8 billion) in aid for Afghanistan. At the Doha meeting and a conference of the world’s major economies, the G20, the message for the Taliban was.
Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan), Oct 12
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Nur-Sultan and discussed the progress in bilateral cooperation and exchanged views
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 said on Tuesday.