August 10, 2021
2 mins read

Qatar to host 2 meetings on Afghanistan situation

Head of High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah along with State Minister in Peace Affairs Sayed Saadat Mansoor Naderi is due to leave Kabul for Doha on Monday evening….reports Asian Lite News

As the Taliban is gaining ground in Afghanistan amid intense fighting with the security forces, Qatar is hosting two meetings this week in an effort to end the bloody clashes in the war-torn country.

According to a Khaama News report, a meeting between representatives of Afghanistan, Russia, the US, and the UN will take place in Doha.

Head of High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah along with State Minister in Peace Affairs Sayed Saadat Mansoor Naderi is due to leave Kabul for Doha on Monday evening.

On Wednesday, the second meeting will be attended by US special representative to Afghan peace Zalmay Khalilzad and diplomats from Pakistan, Russia, and China, the Khaama News report said.

The report added that consultations were on between members of Taliban’s political office based in Doha and the negotiating team of the Afghan government.

An Afghan special force member attends a military operation against Taliban fighters

Wednesday’s meeting “is aimed at making both parties in Afghanistan resume meaningful intra-Afghan peace negotiations”, Khaama News said.

The two meetings will follow the lead of the UNSC’s special session on Afghanistan and will seek a political settlement in the war-ravaged country.

Meanwhile, the top defence officials of the United States and Pakistan during a phone conversation discussed the ongoing situation in Afghanistan as well as regional security, Pentagon said in a statement on Monday.

This phone call comes amid a meeting of the extended troika of Russia, China and the United States along with Pakistan on an Afghan settlement.

“Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin spoke by phone with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa to discuss our mutual goals of security and stability in the region,” Department of Defence Press Secretary John Kirby said.

“Secretary Austin and General Bajwa discussed the ongoing situation in Afghanistan, regional security and stability, and the bilateral defence relationship more broadly,” the statement added.

Several rights groups have reported grave human rights violations and war crimes in the territory held by the Taliban. At least 27 children have been killed and 136 injured over the past 72 hours as violence escalated in Afghanistan, the UNICEF said on Monday.

The UN agency said it is “shocked by the rapid escalation of rights violations against children” in Afghanistan.

Austin and Bajwa had last discussed the US drawdown from Afghanistan in April. (ANI)

ALSO READ: America’s Failed Strategy in Afghanistan
ALSO READ: Pakistan to host regional conference on Afghanistan
Previous Story

Prithvi with ‘Kuruthi’: A Vow to Kill, An Oath to Protect

Next Story

Govt forces foil Taliban attack on Afghan provincial capital

Latest from -Top News

Qatar: No Set Deadline for Gaza Talks

A new round of indirect talks between Hamas and Israel resumed on July 6 in Doha amid international efforts to end the conflict that has devastated Gaza…reports Asian Lite News Indirect talks

Trump: ‘Zelenskiy Shouldn’t Target Moscow’

When asked whether the United States would send long-range missiles to Ukraine, Trump replied, “No, we’re not looking to do that.”…reports Asian Lite News US President Donald Trump denied encouraging Ukraine to

India to Aid Ray Home Restoration in Bangladesh

India noted that the property, currently owned by the Government of Bangladesh, “is in a state of disrepair”….reports Asian Lite News The Government of India has expressed deep regret over the ongoing

Sri Lanka, India Deepen Ties

The delegation, including 24 leaders from across 14 political parties of Sri Lanka, began their two-week visit to India on Wednesday….reports Asian Lite News A 24-member Sri Lankan delegation met Foreign Secretary

Jaishankar Flags Pahalgam Attack at SCO Meet

In his address, EAM Jaishankar spotlighted that the meeting is taking place at a time of “considerable disorder” in the international system….reports Asian Lite News Highlighting the dastardly April 22 terrorist attack
Go toTop

Don't Miss

‘Int’l aid alone will not save Afghanistan’

Concerns over the deterioration of the economic situation in Afghanistan

Afghan forces kill 3 IS operatives, nab 1 in Kunar province

The Taliban-run administration has termed the Islamic State as a