She added that China will continue to pursue a friendly policy toward all Afghan people.

Naseer Ahmad Andisha, Afghanistan’s representative to the United Nations in Geneva, described the recognition as “a lose-lose situation for both.

The announcement followed a meeting on Thursday in which Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko accepted credentials from Gul Hassan Hassan,.

According to Taliban, Miroğlu expressed hope that Farhamand would soon present his formal credentials to “senior officials of the Republic.

In a statement released by Taliban, Zhirnov was quoted as calling the announcement “a historic step toward strengthening ties” between.

The meeting was the third session of the technical working group on narcotics under the Doha Process.

Two days of closed-door meetings between United Nations officials and Taliban representatives concluded late Tuesday in Doha without any public.

Kaboluv said that preliminary discussions have already taken place among regional partners and Russian diplomatic officials, regarding the meeting.

They also urged the international community to increase humanitarian aid to the Afghan people.

The embassy said it is now accepting applications for passport issuance.