January 29, 2024
The Afghan Foreign Minister urges “constructive engagement” with the international community
Afghanistan’s foreign minister on Monday called for “constructive engagement” with the international community, but dismissed the need to appoint a United Nations special envoy to his country. Amir Khan Muttaqi was speaking at a conference in Kabul that brought together special envoys and representatives from 11 countries, including China, Russia, Iran, Pakistan and India. He called for “developing regional cooperation for a constructive engagement… to address existing and potential threats in the region”. The Taliban government in Kabul has not been formally recognized by any other government since taking power in 2021, imposing a strict interpretation of Islam that has


