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Muttaqi Said Pakistan Backed Out of Talks With TTP: Express Tribune

By Mitra Majeedy in TOLOnews Online, Dec 26, 2023 at 8:44 PMThe Express Tribune reported that Islamic Emirate acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said that most of the issues between Pakistan and the TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) had been sorted out and that both were close to striking a deal, but Islamabad backed out. According to the report, during a conversation with Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed in Tehran on the sidelines of the conference on…

Muttaqi Discusses Bilateral Relations, Refugees with Iran FM:

By Mitra Majeedy in TOLOnews Online, Dec 25, 2023 at 10:11 PMThe acting foreign minister of the Islamic Emirate, Amir Khan Muttaqi, met with Iran’s foreign minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, to discuss the diplomatic ties between the two countries, the situation and problems of Afghan prisoners and refugees, and the Islamic Emirate’s stance on the Palestine issue. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ deputy spokesperson, Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal, said on X that Abdollahian praised the…

Spokesperson: Muttaqi Temporarily to Assume Some Duties of Deputy PM

report in ToloNews, Nov 25, 2023 at 9:02 PMThe acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has temporarily taken on the task of regulating the Islamic Emirate’s internal and external policy, which was one of the duties of the Prime Minister’s political deputy. The Islamic Emirate’s spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid, told TOLOnews that Muttaqi will temporarily take over for Political Deputy Prime Minister Mawlawi Abdul Kabir due to his illness. “Following up on domestic and foreign policy…

Pakistan pressuring Afghanistan with migrant deportations: Muttaqi

By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press Online, November 7, 2023The Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has accused Pakistan of using the expulsion of immigrants as a means to humiliate Kabul. Despite expressing their concerns to Pakistani military leaders and foreign affairs officials, no action has been taken to suspend the decision. Muttaqi believes that Pakistan’s deportation of immigrants is an attempt to exert pressure on Kabul, but he asserts that…

Turkish FM to Muttaqi: No Armed Conflict Should Exist in Afghanistan

By Fatema Adeeb in TOLOnews Online, Oct 31, 2023 at 8:29 PMAmir Khan Muttaqi, the acting foreign minister of the Islamic Emirate, on a visit to Türkiye, has met with Hakan Fidan, the foreign minister of Türkiye. The two discussed strengthening diplomatic and economic relations and the creation of new trade corridors between Afghanistan and Türkiye. Hafi Zia Ahmad Takal, the deputy spokesperson for the ministry of foreign affairs of the Islamic Emirate said that…

Only illegal immigrants to be deported: Pakistan

by Shafqat Ali in The Nation, Oct 6, 2023ISLAMABAD – Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani Thursday told his Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi about challenges con­fronting regional peace. The development comes after Pakistan government announce November 1 deadline for all il­legal immigrants including Af­ghan refugees to leave the coun­try or face forceful expulsion. The government took the deci­sion after rise in suicide terror attacks in Pakistan involving Af­ghan nationals. According to a statement re­leased…

Muttaqi heads to China for Trans-Himalaya Forum

report in Khaama Press online, Oct 3, 2023On Tuesday, Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi departed from Kabul to attend the third Trans-Himalaya Forum for International Cooperation in China. The forum is being held in Shijiazhuang in Hebei Province, China. This visit comes as part of diplomatic efforts to strengthen ties and promote economic cooperation, regional connectivity, and ecological changes among the Himalayan region nations. Hafiz Zia Ahmad, the deputy spokesman for the Foreign Ministry,…

Muttaqi heads to Russia for Moscow Format Meeting

By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Pres online, Sept 25, 2023On Monday, a Taliban delegation, led by their Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, began their journey to Russia to participate in the Moscow Format meeting. The Moscow Format meeting is scheduled for later this week in the Russian city of Kazan. This diplomatic gathering aims to convene Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries, which include Iran, China, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Russia, alongside representatives from several other countries.…

Muttaqi, Durrani Discuss Joint Committee to Solve Kabul-Islamabad Tensions

By Fatema Adeeb in ToloNews, Sept 22, 2023 at 10:23 PMThe acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, in a meeting with Asif Ali Durrani, Pakistan’s special representative for Afghanistan, who was on a visit to Kabul, discussed issues related to security and the formation of a joint committee to address problems between Kabul and Islamabad. Deputy Foreign Ministry spokesman Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal said on X that they had a “detailed” discussion over security, the…

Muttaqi Says Weakening Afghan Interim Govt Harms Everyone

By Nazir Shinwari in ToloNews, Aug 30, 2023 at 9:52 PMThe acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amir Khan Muttaqi, said that weakening the Afghan government will harm everyone and that the international community has assured the Islamic Emirate that they don’t support the armed resistance against the interim government. Speaking at a large gathering of religious clerics and influential figures of the country, Muttaqi said that Afghan soil is not a threat to any country…

Western Countries Withholding Formal Recognition as Pressure: Muttaqi

By Mitra Majeedy in ToloNews, Aug 22, 2023 at 9:01 PMAmir Khan Muttaqi, acting minister of the Foreign Ministry, said in an annual report of the ministry that the Islamic Emirate does not want Afghanistan to be a field of negative competition between the countries of the world and wants good economic and political relations with the world. Amir Khan Muttaqi added that by implementing a balanced foreign policy, the Islamic Emirate was able to…