Afghanistan Peace CampaignAccording to a statement released by the Arg, the two sides discussed girls’ education and other political issues.
The political deputy of the Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate, Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, in his meeting with Norway’s chargé d’affaires Paul Klouman Bekken said that the Islamic Emirate has been invited to a meeting on the Afghan situation due to be held in Doha.
According to a statement released by the Arg, the two sides discussed girls’ education and other political issues.
The statement quoted Klouman as saying that the world has not forgotten about Afghanistan and that a grand meeting is intended to be convened next month on Afghanistan.
The Norwegian diplomat also asked the Islamic Emirate to provide education and employment for girls and women.
The statement quoted Mawlawi Abdul Kabir as saying the Islamic Emirate is not against girls’ education and that a special committee appointed by the leader of the Islamic Emirate is handling the issue.
According to the statement, the deputy PM said that the Islamic Emirate representative has been invited to next month’s meeting and has asked European countries to reopen their respective embassies in Kabul.
Mawlawi Abdul Kabir further stated that Afghanistan’s soil will not be used to threaten other countries and that the Islamic Emirate wants good relations with all.
Doha is to host to a meeting of special envoys of countries on Afghanistan for the second time. The first such meeting was held on February 18-19 2023.
Meanwhile, political analysts said that the presence of an Islamic Emirate representative will pave the way for a solution to the existing challenges of Afghanistan.
“The Norwegian ambassador said that his country has good relations with the interim Afghan government or people of Afghanistan and [he] wants an improvement of relations between the Islamic Emirate and the international community,” said Hassan Haqyar, head of the press office of the deputy prime minister for political affairs.
“There have been negotiations in this regard and there have been preparation. I hope this will be in the interest of Afghanistan. The international community should not consider its interest. This belongs to the current ruling on how they can turn this game to the benefit of Afghanistan,” said Aziz Maarij, political analyst.
Following the February 2023 meeting of envoys, the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres appointed a special coordinator to assess the situation in Afghanistan.