Qatar’s Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has been visiting foreign affairs to visit Afghanistan since the Taliban took power.
Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani visited Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul and met with Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, the Taliban’s prime minister.
He also met on Sunday with former President Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah, leader of the National Reconciliation Council, as he urged groups in Afghanistan to reconcile.
This is the highest level of travel from the United States Secretary of Defense from Afghanistan. Al Thani met with several senior officials in the new government, including the foreign minister and his deputy.
The officials discussed the current political situation and Qatar’s current efforts to help the Afghan people.
The Taliban released photos of Al Thani after meeting Akhund, while his photographs with the old Karzai circulated on television.
Qatar is considered to be one of the most powerful countries in the Taliban, which ruled Afghanistan last month as US troops plan to leave the country in 20 years.
It played a key role in the massive flight led by US citizens, other Western nationals and Afghans who supported Western countries.
It is also helping thousands of Afghans who were deported in recent US weeks under the pretext of being rehabilitated before going abroad.
Foreign suppliers led by US gave more more than 75% of Afghanistan’s government spending was disrupted when the US withdrew its troops after 20 years in the country.
Officials with President Joe Biden say it is possible to provide aid but say any financial system, including central banking, will depend on Taliban’s actions as well as allowing people to leave.
The International Monetary Fund has also banned the Taliban from receiving $ 440m in new emergency facilities.
“The people of the Taliban want to be accepted and supported by other countries. Our message is simple: any recognition and support must be obtained,” United States Attorney General Jeffrey DeLaurentis told the Security Council.
No country has recognized the new Taliban regime – and only three have done so in the first regime since 1996-2001.