Qatar's foreign minister held talks with the prime minister of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan on Sunday, in the highest-level foreign visit to Kabul since the militant group seized the capital last month.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani called on the country's new rulers to "involve all Afghan sides in national reconciliation" when he met Prime Minister Mullah Muhammad Hasan Akhund, Qatar's foreign ministry said.
According to Channel News Asia, Qatar is considered one of the countries with the most influence over the Taliban and played a key role in the massive US-led air evacuation of its own citizens, other Western nationals and civilians. Afghanistan which helps Western countries.
Qatar's capital, Doha, also hosts the political office of the Taliban, which oversaw negotiations with the United States that eventually led to the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.
Terrorist Discussion
Sheikh Mohammed and new prime minister Akhund also discussed "joint efforts to fight terrorist organizations that threaten Afghanistan's stability", ways to promote peace in the country and safe travel for people, according to the Qatari ministry.
Sheikh Mohammed met with the prime minister and a number of other senior ministers, a Taliban spokesman said.
"The meeting focused on bilateral relations, humanitarian assistance, economic development and interaction with the world," according to the Taliban.
Sunday's meeting at the presidential palace was attended by a number of other Afghan ministers including Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi, Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, Defense Minister Yaqoob Mujahid, Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani and intelligence chief Abdul Haq Wasiq.
The Taliban sensasi bermain togel online said the leadership of the Islamic Emirate, the term used by the group to describe the new order in Afghanistan, thanked the Qatari government for supporting the Afghan people.
The Doha agreement, signed by the United States and the Taliban, is an "important achievement, all parties must abide by its implementation", the Taliban added.
Qatar's Sheikh Mohammed also met Abdullah Abdullah, a senior official in the previous Afghan government, and former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the foreign ministry said.