{"id":6977,"date":"2021-11-11T09:09:57","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T09:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/?p=6977"},"modified":"2021-11-11T09:09:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T09:09:57","slug":"pakistan-hosts-diplomats-from-us-china-and-russia-to-discuss-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/2021\/11\/pakistan-hosts-diplomats-from-us-china-and-russia-to-discuss-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan hosts diplomats from US, China and Russia to discuss Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"

MONITORING (SW) \u2013 Pakistan will host senior diplomats from the United States, China and Russia in Islamabad on November 11 (Thursday) to discuss the situation in neighbouring Afghanistan, officials said on Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Troika Plus meeting on Afghanistan will be attended by special representatives from all four countries, a diplomatic official told\u00a0Dawn.com.<\/p>\n

Representatives of the four countries will also meet Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, who is\u00a0arriving\u00a0in Islamabad tomorrow (Wednesday) \u2014 the first visit to Pakistan by an Afghan minister since the Taliban seized control of Kabul on August 15.<\/p>\n

\u201cTroika Plus at SRs (special representatives level) will meet with Muttaqi,\u201d the Pakistani official said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTroika Plus has become an important forum for engagement with Afghan authorities. It will express support for an inclusive government, discuss ways to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan as well as the protection of human rights, particularly women’s rights,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

This is the first full-fledged meeting of the Troika Plus after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

The last meeting was held in Doha on August 11, in which the US was represented by former special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad.<\/p>\n

Another meeting was\u00a0convened\u00a0by Russia in Moscow on October 19, but the US did not participate citing “logistics”.<\/p>\n

Later, Khalilzad was replaced by Tom West and the US indicated its willingness to attend the Troika Plus meeting being convened by Pakistan this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe US would probably like to explore how flexibility can be brought on the Taliban’s stance on inclusivity, women’s rights and governance matters. The US also seems to show some concern towards the humanitarian crisis arising out of restrictions on banks,\u201d a Pakistani official told\u00a0Dawn.com.<\/p>\n

He said the US would also try to assess the position of Russia, China and Pakistan on the current situation in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe meltdown of the Afghan state [apparatus] and society can be worrying for the US as it would cause proliferation of terrorist and militant groups, spreading instability in the region,\u201d the official added.<\/p>\n

ENDS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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