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Muttaqi applauds China’s constructive policy towards Afghanistan

By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, Aug 11, 2023Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, during a meeting with outgoing Chinese Ambassador Wang Yu in Kabul, expressed appreciation for China’s constructive foreign policy towards Afghanistan over the past two years. Abdul Qahar Balkhi, the spokesperson for the foreign ministry, said on Friday that the discussion primarily revolved around the Afghanistan-China relations throughout the preceding two years. Meanwhile, the deliberations encompassed China’s investments in Afghanistan and…

Acting FM Muttaqi says meeting with US envoys was positive

By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, Aug 3, 2023Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s acting foreign minister, says his talks with the US delegation in Doha, Qatar were highly positive, and both sides agreed on continuing such interactions, including political, economic and security issues. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Muttaqi said that the Islamic Emirate asked the US to respect Afghanistan’s sovereignty, lift sanctions and unfreeze the country’s frozen assets. The Taliban’s foreign minister…

Muttaqi Discusses Afghanistan with Qatari Officials

By Asma Saayin in ToloNews, Aug 3, 2023 at 9:13 PMThe Acting Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate, Amir Khan Muttaqi, in a meeting with Qatari officials in Doha, called for more cooperation between Qatar and Afghanistan in various fields. According to the foreign ministry, In the meeting with Qatar’s Assistant Foreign Minister Lolwah Alkhater, both discussed the improvement of relations between the two countries. “Amir Khan Muttaqi met with Qatar’s Assistant Foreign Minister, Lolwah…

Muttaqi Urges Envoys of Several Countries to Resume Activity in Afghanistan

report in TOLOnews, Aug 2, 2023 at 9:32 PMActing Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and his delegation in Qatar met ambassadors and representatives of a number of nations including the UK, the US, Spain, South Korea, the Netherlands, Italy, Australia, and Canada. According to Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal, deputy spokesman of the Foreign Ministry, Muttaqi briefed the participants in the meeting about the political, economic, security and governance developments in Afghanistan. “Muttaqi and his delegation…

Muttaqi Calls for Removal of Sanctions in Meeting with US: Mujahid

By Mitra Majeedy in ToloNews, July 31, 2023 at 8:48 PMThe acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, in the meeting with US officials in Doha stressed the need for the removal of sanctions, according to the Islamic Emirate’s spokesman. The spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, told TOLOnews that Muttaqi also urged the US to not create obstacles for the economic development of Afghanistan. “The obstacles should not be created ahead of Afghanistan’s development. The sanctions on the…

Muttaqi Leaves for Qatar to Meet US Officials

By Fatima Adib in ToloNews online, July 29, 2023 at 7:46 PMActing Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, heading a delegation, left Kabul for Qatar on Saturday afternoon to meet with US officials on a range of issues, said MoFA deputy spokesman Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal. Takal said on Twitter that Muttaqi will discuss ending sanctions and blacklists, releasing Afghanistan’s bank reserves, and stopping violations of Afghanistan’s airspace. Wahid Faqiri, a political analyst, said that the…

Muttaqi Says Countries Moving Toward Positive Engagement With Kabul

report in TOLOnews, July 17, 2023 at 9:55 PMActing Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said that the negative engagement of some countries and organizations has been directed toward more positive engagement. Speaking at a gathering inside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Muttaqi said that the world failed to implement its goals through pressure during the past 20 years and also with the Islamic Emirate within the past two years. “The negative engagement which some…

Russia Invites Acting FM Muttaqi to Upcoming Moscow Format on Afghanistan

By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, July 16, 2023Ambassador Zhirnov invited Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, to participate in the upcoming meeting of the Moscow format on Afghanistan. According to a statement from the Ministry, the Russian envoy in Kabul briefed Muttaqi on the upcoming Moscow format meeting on Afghanistan. The Moscow format is one of many forums on Afghanistan, which started before the Taliban took control of Kabul, and the next…

Muttaqi Says Economic Crisis in Afghanistan is ‘Propaganda’

By Banafsha Binesh in ToloNews, July 8, 2023 at 8:32 PMAmir Khan Muttaqi, the acting minister of foreign affairs, said that there are many different propaganda efforts in Afghanistan, including propaganda claiming the country’s economy is weaker than before. Speaking at the greeting ceremony for some Islamic Emirate officials who returned on Friday night from completing Hajj, Muttaqi said that while money used to be spent on war supplies and weaponry, it is now used…