Afghanistan Peace CampaignMartin Griffiths, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, said at a press conference he is hopeful the agenda for the international community’s engagement with the “Taliban” will be clarified at the third Doha meeting.
This UN official praised the improvement in security conditions in Afghanistan but criticized the interim government’s lack of adherence to its commitments to the world.
Griffiths, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, added: “We have lost some opportunities to engage further and I’m hopeful that Doha 3 which is coming up in the middle of weeks will make clear the agenda for international engagement. Afghanistan — I was lucky I went on behalf of the Secretary-General to Kabul to greet the new rulers and I had spent a lifetime working in Afghanistan one way another and we had some hopes then we had indeed some written commitments that was to how we will be able to go forward with the Taliban and those hopes have been dashed.”
Meanwhile, the Islamic Emirate has not yet commented on whether it will attend the third Doha meeting. However, Zabihullah Mujahid said regarding the interim government’s commitments to the world, that the government has fulfilled what it promised.
The spokesman for the Islamic Emirate told TOLOnews: “The Islamic Emirate has fulfilled its commitments, and there are no violations seen, but the UN and countries should not pressure Afghanistan and should not interfere in the value and belief matters of the Afghan people.”
“The fundamental rights of women and human rights have been ensured from the first day of the Islamic Emirate’s rule in Afghanistan, and now women’s dignity and rights are guaranteed in Afghanistan,” said Mohammad Bashaar, a political analyst.
Earlier, the spokesman for the Islamic Emirate told TOLOnews that the agenda of the third Doha meeting had been shared with the Islamic Emirate and is currently under review. According to Zabihullah Mujahid, the Islamic Emirate will clarify its position on attending the meeting after completing this review.