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British PM’s envoy meets IEA leaders in Afghanistan
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s special envoy met the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) leaders in Afghanistan to discuss the humanitarian crisis and ways to prevent the country from becoming an incubator for militants, Reuters reported.
Simon Gass, Johnson’s high representative for Afghanistan, met IEA leaders, including Amir Khan Muttaqi, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and Abdul Salam Hanafi, the Foreign Office said on Tuesday (October 5).
They “discussed how the UK could help Afghanistan to address the humanitarian crisis, the importance of preventing the country from becoming an incubator for terrorism, and the need for continued safe passage for those who want to leave the country,” the Foreign Office said.
“They also raised the treatment of minorities and the rights of women and girls.”, read the report.
According to the reBritish PM’s envoy port Gass was accompanied by Chargé d’Affaires of the UK Mission to Afghanistan in Doha.