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Qatar strikes ‘diplomatic success’ after PM’s secret meeting with Taliban chief

The top Qatari official addressed the urgent need to end the Taliban’s restrictions on women’s employment and education. Qatar’s prime minister reportedly held private discussions with the Taliban’s supreme leader…

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Qatar an ‘important interlocutor’ between Afghanistan and world: analysts

To date, the Taliban-led administration has not been recognised by any country since it militarily seized power. Qatar’s most recent meeting in Afghanistan displays its role as “an important interlocutor…

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UN chief in Qatar says ‘not the right time’ to meet with Taliban

Qatar has hosted the Taliban’s political office in Doha since 2012 and has served as a key mediator between the group and the international community. The United Nations chief said…

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Absent Taliban slams UN meeting on Afghanistan as ‘ineffective’

The United Nations’ review of its operations in Afghanistan is anticipated to be finished on Friday. The UN-organised conference on Afghanistan in Doha has been described by the Taliban administration…

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Taliban ‘not invited’ to UN’s Afghanistan meeting in Doha

The United Nations is holding a closed-door international meeting on Afghanistan in Qatar between 1-2 May. The Taliban administration has not been invited to a conference that United Nations Secretary-General…

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UN to host closed-door meeting on Afghanistan in Qatar

To date, the Taliban-led administration has not been recognised by any country since it militarily seized power in 2021. The United Nations is holding a closed-door international meeting on Afghanistan…

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Qatar supports students in Afghanistan with 60 tonnes of educational material

At least 24 million people in Afghanistan are in need of humanitarian relief. Qatar sent nearly 60 tonnes of educational materials and food aid to Afghanistan on Tuesday as part…

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Top Qatari envoy meets Taliban in Kabul amid growing rights concerns

In January, the acting Afghan government suspended university education for Afghan women and girls. Qatar’s special envoy for conflict resolution met with the Taliban-led Afghan administration in Kabul on Sunday,…

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Qatar ‘extremely concerned’ as Taliban ban on women NGO staff halts operations

In the midst of deteriorating humanitarian conditions, NGOs have been offering support and services in areas of healthcare, education, child protection, and nutrition. Qatar’s foreign ministry has expressed “extreme concern”…

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