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UN deputy chief to chair Doha meeting on Afghanistan
On Tuesday, the Islamic Emirate announced that its spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid will lead the IEA’s delegation to the meeting.
The upcoming UN-led Doha meeting on Afghanistan will be chaired by the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peace building Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo on behalf of the Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
According to a statement issued by the UN, the meeting, scheduled for June 30 and July 1, will discuss how to advance international engagement on Afghanistan in a more coherent, coordinated, and structured manner.
The meeting follows talks in Doha in May 2023 and February 2024.
It will provide for direct discussions between the Special Envoys on Afghanistan of countries from the region and around the world and the Islamic Emirate. Some 30 countries and international institutions have been invited to participate.
The Doha meeting will also discuss the independent assessment on engagement with Afghanistan submitted to the Security Council in November 2023.
On 2 July in Doha, DiCarlo and Special Envoys are set to meet with representatives of Afghan civil society, including human rights and women’s rights advocates.
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Roza Otunbayeva, will also take part in the Doha discussions.
Ahead of the meeting, DiCarlo said: “The Doha discussions are part of a process; they are not a one-off. The ultimate objective of this process is an Afghanistan at peace with itself and its neighbors, fully integrated into the international community and meeting its international obligations, including on human rights, particularly those of women and girls.
“At this week’s meetings we will discuss the multiple challenges facing the Afghan people, Afghanistan’s neighbors and the region, and the wider international community. There will also be an opportunity to explore avenues for further principled engagement with the de facto authorities for the benefit of all Afghans.”
On Tuesday, the Islamic Emirate announced that its spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid will lead the IEA’s delegation to the meeting.
This was announced after a meeting on the upcoming event, which was chaired by Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.
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Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has announced that it will continue providing its essential health services to the people of Afghanistan.
In a post on X, the organization, referring to Afghanistan’s health needs, said that over the past year it has been active in various health sectors across the country, ranging from maternal and child care to emergency response, as well as the treatment of patients suffering from tuberculosis and severe injuries.
According to MSF, its teams over the past year have been present at a range of health facilities, including neonatal intensive care units, operating theatres, surgical centers, and specialized tuberculosis treatment wards, where they have delivered life-saving services to patients.
The organization stressed that it will continue ensuring the provision of health services, particularly for needy families and vulnerable communities in remote areas of Afghanistan.
The Embassy of Afghanistan in Japan, currently run by diplomats of the previous government, has announced that it will suspend its operations in Tokyo after the end of January 2026.
In a statement issued on Friday, the embassy said the decision was made after consultations with Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in close coordination with Japanese authorities, and in accordance with the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
The embassy added that after January 31, all of its political, economic, cultural, and consular activities will be halted until further notice.
Currently, Shaida Abdali is serving as Afghanistan’s ambassador to Japan.
Sadin Ayyıldız, Chargé d’Affaires of the Turkish Embassy in Kabul, held a courtesy meeting with Zakir Jalali, the Second Political Deputy of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the start of his mission.
The Turkish Embassy in Kabul said in a post that the meeting included mutual exchanges of views on bilateral relations.
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