Amir Khan Muttaqi
-
Afghanistan
Taliban FM Urges International Support for Farmers Affected by Poppy Ban
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s acting foreign minister, has criticized the international community for failing to provide alternative livelihood support to Afghan farmers affected by the ban on poppy cultivation, saying no effective programme has been implemented to…
Read More » -
Afghanistan
Muttaqi Visits Site Allocated for Construction of Afghanistan Embassy in Moscow
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, Taliban’s foreign minister, during his visit to Moscow, accompanied by Mawlawi Gul Hassan Hassan, the Taliban’s ambassador to the Russian Federation, visited the site allocated for the construction of the Afghanistan Embassy in the city.…
Read More » -
Afghanistan
Taliban Urges Russia to Increase Investment in Afghanistan’s Energy and Mining Sectors
DID Press: Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has called on Russia to increase investment in Afghanistan’s energy and mining sectors, as Kabul and Moscow seek to expand economic cooperation. Muttaqi made the remarks during a meeting with Russian…
Read More » -
Afghanistan
Russia, Afghanistan Discuss Trade, Energy and Transport Cooperation
DID Press: Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk and Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi discussed prospects for cooperation in trade, energy, investment and strengthening transport connectivity, including plans to develop the International North–South Transport Corridor. According to the Russian…
Read More » -
Afghanistan
Moscow Format Ends Without Joint Statement, Calls for Kabul-Islamabad De-escalation
DID Press: The eighth meeting of the Moscow Format consultations on Afghanistan ended without a joint statement after Afghan and Pakistani representatives failed to agree on the wording of a final document. Despite the disagreement, participants called on Kabul and…
Read More » -
Afghanistan
Muttaqi: Pakistan Has Launched New Project to Destabilize Afghanistan and Region
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s acting foreign minister, said at the eighth Moscow Format meeting on Afghanistan that Pakistan has launched a new project aimed at challenging security in Afghanistan and the wider region. Muttaqi alleged that Pakistan’s…
Read More » -
Afghanistan
UN Official Meets Muttaqi to Discuss Doha Process and International Expectations
DID Press: Rosemary DiCarlo, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, has met with Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of the Taliban, during her visit to Afghanistan, discussing the Doha Process and international expectations regarding human rights,…
Read More » -
Afghanistan
Muttaqi to Attend Eighth Moscow Format Meeting on Afghanistan
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Foreign Ministry has announced that Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi will attend the eighth Moscow Format consultations on Afghanistan at Russia’s invitation. Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal, head of the Public Relations and Information Department at…
Read More » -
Afghanistan
Muttaqi Calls Afghan Girls’ Education Ban “Really a Problem”
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s foreign minister, has acknowledged that the exclusion of Afghan girls from secondary and higher education is “really a problem,” saying the Taliban government will review the issue. Muttaqi claimed that the human rights…
Read More » -
Afghanistan
Washington Warns US Companies Over Business Deals With Taliban
DID Press: US State Department has warned American companies to exercise “extreme caution” when conducting business with Afghanistan under Taliban rule. An unnamed State Department spokesperson told Radio Free Afghanistan that U.S. private companies seeking to conduct business in Afghanistan…
Read More »