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It will be the third such U.N.-led meeting in Doha, but the first attended by the Taliban, which has not been internationally recognized since seizing power in August 2021 as U.S.-led forces ...
The meeting, which will also be attended by envoys from some 25 countries, will be the third such meeting in Doha, but the first attended by the Taliban, which has not been internationally ...
The United States–Taliban deal, officially known as the Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan which is not recognized by the United States as a state and is known as the Taliban and the United States of America and commonly known as the Doha Accord, [1] was a peace agreement signed by the United States and the Taliban on 29 February 2020 in ...
A United Nations-led meeting held in Qatar with the Taliban on increasing engagement with Afghanistan does not translate into a recognition of their government, a U.N. official said Monday. The ...
In 2013, Qatar allowed the Taliban to open an office in Doha, marking the first office of the Taliban outside Afghanistan after the US intervention. The peace process experienced several setbacks, including disputes over prisoner releases and the implementation of the agreement's terms, reflecting the complex dynamics between the Afghan ...
The Taliban's political office was unofficially established in Doha in January 2012, [17] with the arrival of representatives including Tayyab Agha, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai and Shahabuddin Delawar, who were said to be "well-educated, fluent in English and considered moderate, but committed to the movement", plus spokesperson Suhail Shaheen. [18]
The decision to exclude Afghan women from the meeting has drawn rebukes from rights groups, the U.N. special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett, and Nobel laureate Malala ...
Over 3,000 clerics attended the three-day, men-only meeting, although no independent journalist was allowed to attend the gathering. [71] [72] On May 12, 2023, Akhundzada held a secret meeting with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani in Kandahar. It is the only time Akhundzada has ever met a foreign official.