report in Khaama Press online, August 17, 2023Qatar’s Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Counterterrorism and Mediation in Conflict Resolution, Mutlaq bin Majed al-Qahtani met on Wednesday with Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) for Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva, who is visiting the country. According to an official statement from Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, the two diplomats held an extensive discussion that covered the collaborative initiatives between Qatar and the…
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by Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, August 1st, 2023WASHINGTON: US officials held their first wide-ranging talks, since the 2021 pullout from Kabul, with representatives of the Afghan Taliban in Doha, Qatar, to discuss economic issues, security, and women’s rights, both sides confirmed on Monday. The talks also focused on returning assets of the Afghan central bank that were frozen in the United States after the Taliban takeover of Kabul in Aug 2021. “On July 30 and…
report in The News, August 01, 2023WASHINGTON/KABUL: The US officials told Afghanistan’s Taliban that Washington was open to technical talks on economic stability and discussions on combating narcotics trafficking, the US State Department said on Monday following two days of talks in Qatar. Taliban officials raised the lifting of travel and other restrictions on Taliban leaders and the return of Afghan central bank assets held abroad, the Kabul administration said. The US side repeated concerns…
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…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, July 18, 2023Qatar Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, and US National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, had a phone on Monday and discussed the need for continued humanitarian support for the people of Afghanistan. According to a statement, Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the two sides discussed bilateral cooperation, issues of regional and international interests, and the recent development in…
Reuters report, June 19, 2023 at 9:57 PMQatar and the United Arab Emirates’ respective embassies reopened on Monday to resume work after the two Gulf states agreed to restore diplomatic ties, Qatar’s foreign ministry said. The restoration of ties comes amid a broader regional push for reconciliation and more than two years after Arab states ended a boycott of Doha that had shattered the Western-allied Gulf Arab bloc. The Qatari ministry said in a statement…
By Mujeeb Rahman Awrang Stanikza in TOLOnews, Mar 20,2023 at 10:10 PMQatar hosted talks on the future of education in Afghanistan and the challenges and obstacles facing it, the Qatar foreign ministry said in a statement. The statement said that Assistant Foreign Minister Lolwah Al Khater, with the participation of the CEO of Education Above All Foundation, Fahad Al Sulaiti, represented Qatar in the talks held in Doha, where a delegation from the Afghan Ministry…
Reuters report, June 19, 2023 at 9:57 PMQatar and the United Arab Emirates’ respective embassies reopened on Monday to resume work after the two Gulf states agreed to restore diplomatic ties, Qatar’s foreign ministry said. The restoration of ties comes amid a broader regional push for reconciliation and more than two years after Arab states ended a boycott of Doha that had shattered the Western-allied Gulf Arab bloc. The Qatari ministry said in a statement…
Reuters Report in TOLOnews, May 31, 2023 at 10:56 PMThe Qatari prime minister held secret talks with the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate this month on resolving tension with the international community, a source briefed on the meeting said, signaling a new willingness by Afghanistan’s rulers to discuss ways to end their isolation. The May 12 meeting in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar between Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani and Mawlawi…
Report in TOLOnews, May 22, 2023 at 4:10 PMThe Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said that China and Qatar are interested in investing in the oil and gas sector in the country. Homyaoon Afghan, a spokesman for the MoMP, said that representatives of these two countries have met four times with the acting Ministry of Mines and Petroleum regarding oil extraction in the past month. “We have had four meetings with Qatari and Chines investors,…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, May 18, 2023The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Mohammad Bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani, and German Foreign Minister Analena Berbuk discussed the situation in Afghanistan during her visit to Qatar on Wednesday. Both parties made it clear throughout the discussion that the international community must continue to work with the Afghan people, respect human rights, particularly those of women, and support girls’ education.…