Afghanistan recalls ambassador to Pakistan over security threats
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19/07/2021 - 02:12 Pakistan s Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid talks to reporters in Islamabad about the brief abduction of the daughter of the Afghan ambassador to Pakistan on July 18, 2021 Farooq NAEEM AFP 3 min
Kabul (AFP)
Afghanistan on Sunday said it was recalling its ambassador to Islamabad over security threats after the envoy s daughter was briefly kidnapped in the Pakistani capital.
While few details have been released about the incident, Afghanistan s foreign ministry has said Silsila Alikhil was abducted for several hours on Friday by unknown individuals and severely tortured . Following the abduction of the daughter of Afghan ambassador in Pakistan, the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan have recalled the Afghan envoy and other senior diplomats from Islamabad back to Kabul until all the security threats are removed, the mini
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Kabul, Taliban meet in Qatar as Afghan fighting rages
July 18, 2021
DOHA: Representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban met in Doha for talks on Saturday, AFP correspondents said, as violence rages in the country with foreign forces almost entirely withdrawn.
The two sides have been meeting on and off for months in the Qatari capital, but the talks have lost momentum as the insurgents have made battlefield gains.
Several high-ranking officials, including former Afghan former chief executive Abdullah Abdullah, gathered in a luxury hotel on Saturday after morning prayers. They were joined by negotiators from the Taliban’s political office in Doha.
DOHA: Afghanistan’s former chief executive Abdullah Abdullah attends a session of peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban on Saturday. (Right) Taliban leaders arrive for the meeting. AFP
KABUL: Afghan politicians met representatives of the Taliban insurgents in Qatar on Saturday with each side calling for peace even as fighting escalates and uproots thousands of people.
The two-decade-old conflict has taken a turn for the worse as US-led international forces withdraw and the Taliban launch offensives around Afghanistan, taking districts and border crossings while encircling provincial capitals.
Negotiators have been meeting in Doha since September but have failed to make substantive progress with time running out before foreign troops’ full exit by Sept 11.