Kabul Officials Will Not Participate in Moscow Meeting on Afghanistan

 

"The Taliban delegation will not take part [in the meeting], it is only for members of the Moscow format," he said, answering a corresponding question.

 

It is expected that the representatives of Russia, China, India, Iran, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan will participate in the meeting.

 

Meanwhile, political experts consider it important to hold such meetings about Afghanistan.

 

"The representatives of the current Afghan administration have not been invited. There could be a variety of reasons. Perhaps one of the reasons might be that the United Nations did not extend the travel exemption for the leaders of this government,” said Ghulam Sakhi Ehsani, university lecturer.

 

The head of the Islamic Emirate's political office, Suhail Shaheen, said that in such meetings attention should be paid to the lifting of restrictions on Afghanistan and the recognition of the Islamic Emirate.

 

"Every meeting that is held on Afghanistan, our request for such meetings is that they give attention to the demands of Afghans, such as lifting restrictions, giving recognition, and resolving economic difficulties," Shaheen said.

 

The previous meeting was held on October 20 last year. It was attended by a delegation of the Islamic Emirate headed by Abdul Salam Hanafi, deputy prime minister of Afghanistan’s current government. TASS news reported.