Islamabad: Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday said Taliban was interested in having communication with the world so that their government was recognized and warned the international community not to repeat past mistakes when Afghan’s isolation created many problems.
Overcoming the opening session of the Troika Plus meeting in Afghanistan which was attended by representatives from China, Russia and the US, Qureshi urged the international community to immediately help Afghanistan to avoid looming financial disasters due to lack of financial resources.
Pakistan hosted senior diplomats from the US, China and Russia in Islamabad to discuss situations in neighboring Afghanistan.
“Afghanistan is on the verge of disaster …
it can’t even pay a salary,” said Qureshi while asking for international aid.
He said ordinary people faced a situation like hunger which had a negative impact on the government.
“So, it is very important that the international community must provide emergency assistance,” Qureshi said.
Taliban are interested in having communication with the world so that their government is recognized, Qureshi said, warning the world not to repeat past mistakes when Afghan isolation creates a lot of problems.
The meeting in Islamabad coincided with the visit of Afghanistan Affect Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, who arrived here on Wednesday on a girl visit to the country, as part of the effort by both parties to reset the Taliban takeover from the Taliban.
Kabul in mid-August.
Muttaqi is expected to meet Troika Plus members.
Qureshi also urged the international community to withdraw Afghan assets, asserting that “it will help launch economic activities” and help the Afghan government.
The US frozes more than USD 9 billion assets of the Afghan central bank after the Taliban guerrillas seize power in a war that is torn war.
He hopes that the Troika Plus meeting will help the government while Afghanistan and play a role in removing terrorists from the country’s land.
Troika plus meeting is being held after a three-month break and is expected to develop a consensus on how to carry out the Taliban government.
Pakistan has tried to convince the world to diplomatically involved with the Taliban after they seized Kabul’s control on August 15.
However, the international community is still skeptical about hardline Islamists, especially on issues such as terrorism originating from war-sided countries and.
their promise to respect human rights.
Afghanistan has been under the Taliban government since August 15 when Afghan militant groups overthrew the elected government of President Ashraf Ghani and forced him to escape from the country and take refuge in the UAE.