Amir Khan Muttaqi, the foreign minister of Pakistan, is meeting with ambassadors from Gulf nations in order to get funds to combat a terrible humanitarian catastrophe.
As they met with their Taliban counterparts in the Qatari capital of Doha, ambassadors from the Gulf nations emphasized the need of ensuring Afghan women's rights to work and study, according to a statement.
Diplomats from the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) met with Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Monday and stressed the importance of a national reconciliation plan that "respects basic freedoms and rights, including women's right to work and education," according to a statement released by the group.
On Monday, the Taliban posted photos of the happy foreign minister approaching the meeting with officials from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates on their Twitter accounts, according to the Taliban. Diplomats, on the other hand, said that Afghan authorities on the inside had made no guarantees.
aRepresentatives from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) met with representatives from the de facto authorities in Afghanistan, on Monday, 14 February 2022, in Doha, the State of Qatar https://t.co/8VunRY3ZZl pic.twitter.com/Loj2mTsemq
— مجلس التعاون (@GCCSG) February 14, 2022
Afghanistan's Taliban leadership, which took power in August of last year and overthrew a Western-backed government, is frantically attempting to unfreeze billions of dollars in assets overseas and get sanctions eased as it battles to deal with a catastrophic humanitarian catastrophe.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in late January that "severe hunger" is affecting more than half of all Afghans, with some families selling their kids to obtain food.
Western nations, on the other hand, have connected the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the improvement of human rights, particularly those of women and children.
In spite of the Taliban's promises of a more tolerant version of the harsh rule that characterized its first term in office from 1996 to 2001, provincial officials have placed a number of restrictions on women, releasing frequent recommendations on how they should conduct themselves.
Women have been virtually forbidden from working in various government sectors under the current administration, and the majority of girls' secondary institutions have remained closed. The Taliban, on the other hand, has promised that females of all ages would be able to return to school by March.
According to the Taliban, women are not permitted to travel between cities and towns unless they are escorted by a close male relative or other male related. It has placed signs in numerous businesses around Kabul and other cities asking women to cover themselves completely, but it has made it clear that this is not a necessary requirement.
No country has yet recognized the Taliban government, and the latest talks took place just days after United States President Joe Biden announced that $7 billion in funds held in US banks would be divided between a fund to aid Afghanistan and a fund to compensate victims of the September 11th attacks on the United States.
In addition, European nations and international financial institutions are withholding billions of dollars in assistance.
During Monday's discussion, the diplomats from the Gulf Cooperation Council expressed concern that "terrorist groups may be able to conduct strikes against other countries from Afghanistan's soil."
They were certain that the nation should not be used to feed the illicit drug trade. They were right.
Muttaqi, who is scheduled to conduct a critical meeting with officials from European countries and other international organizations on Wednesday, did not respond to requests for comment after the meeting.
SOURCE: NEWS AGENCIES & FM TALIBAN
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