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US Secretary of State meets Guterres ahead of Doha meeting on Afghanistan
The U.S. Secretary of State met on Thursday with the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Washington ahead of the Doha meeting on Afghanistan.
At the meeting, Antony Blinken said that they will closely discuss the situation in Afghanistan with the UN and will continue to express their deep concern over the ban on women’s work and education.
“We’re also working closely together when it comes to Afghanistan, the deep concerns that so many countries share about the steps the Taliban (IEA) has taken when it comes to denying the rights of women and girls,” said Blinken.
“The broader humanitarian and economic situation, where again the United Nations is playing a leadership role.”
Marks Potzel, political deputy of UNAMA, in another meeting meanwhile with Abdul Salam Hanafi, the deputy prime minister of the Islamic Emirate said that the representatives of 22 countries and two international organizations will vote on human rights and security of Afghanistan, the region and beyond at Doha meeting.
In a newsletter, Potzel was quoted as saying that he praised the measures of IEA in providing security, fighting against drugs and administrative corruption, and said that these steps have a positive effect on the interaction between the current Afghan government and the international community.
“The Islamic Emirate respects international laws, human rights, education and press freedom within the framework of Islamic Sharia and national interests,” said Hanafi at the meeting.
“I hope the participants of Doha meeting can make an effective and positive decision considering the positive and important measures of the Islamic Emirate in line with the above issues.”
Hanafi called the provision of global security, the complete prohibition of cultivation, trade, smuggling, and the use of drugs, and the elimination of administrative corruption among the important achievements of the Islamic Emirate.
At this meeting. Hanafi also said that Afghanistan will not be used against any country.
The Doha meeting is scheduled to be held on May 1st and 2nd. The meeting will be held between the UN Secretary-General and special envoys of various countries on Afghanistan.
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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