UN Security Council to hold briefing on Afghanistan
UNAMA said the meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Kabul time at UN headquarters in New York and will coincide.
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Qatar says engagement with Taliban ‘does not mean recognition’
“Engagement, as we tell our colleagues and friends in the West, does not mean recognition,” Al Hanzab said.
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UN Security Council to hold briefing on Afghanistan on Dec. 10
UNAMA said the meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Kabul time at UN headquarters in New York and will coincide.
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Russia, India stress need for ‘effective’ counterterrorism efforts in Afghanistan
“Both sides welcomed close coordination between Russia and India on Afghanistan,” the statement said.
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Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan urge Taliban to act against militant groups
The two leaders discussed regional tensions and broader global developments, according to a statement from Sharif’s office.
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Putin stresses staying in contact with Taliban to ‘influence events happening’
Putin said the Taliban had taken “many actions to combat terrorism and various terrorist organizations.
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US watchdog says nearly $30 billion lost to waste and fraud in Afghanistan reconstruction
SIGAR noted short-term improvements in areas such as education, media freedoms and public health, but said these gains were uneven,.
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Taliban foreign minister says Lakanwal’s case ‘has no link’ to Afghanistan
“This issue is not related to the people or the government of Afghanistan,” Muttaqi said at an event in Kabul.
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Taliban accept credentials of Qatar’s new ambassador in Kabul
The Taliban chief minister’s office quoted al-Qashouti as saying Qatar supported “progress and prosperity for the people of Afghanistan.”
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Taliban and Pakistan trade barbs as tensions deepen
Pakistan’s interior minister, Mohsin Naqvi, responded a day later, saying Islamabad also had a long historical memory.