Suhail Shaheen, the head of the Taliban’s political office in Doha, told The Associated Press that the new Afghan government dismissed the talks. The Taliban themselves were not invited and did not attend the meeting. He did not elaborate, though the Taliban previously controlled Afghanistan from 1994 to 2001.Īsked by a journalist if there would be any circumstance under which he’d be wiling to directly meet with the Taliban, Guterres said: “When it is the right moment to do so, I will obviously not refuse that possibility - but today is not the right moment to do so.” King's coronation draws apathy, criticism in former colonies and NATO troops were in the final weeks of their pullout from the country after 20 years of war. The Taliban seized Afghanistan in August 2021 as U.S.
No recognition of the Taliban as a legitimate government had been anticipated to come out of the meeting, though activists in recent days suggested it was a possibility. Secretary-General António Guterres attended the summit, which the world body described as an event where nations and organizations were trying to reach unified stances on human rights, governance, counterterrorism and anti-drug efforts related to Afghanistan.
DOHA, Qatar (AP) - A closed-door summit on Afghanistan ended Tuesday in Qatar without any formal acknowledgment of the Taliban-run government there, though the United Nations’ chief said they would hold another meeting in the future.Īctivists had worried the gathering in Doha could see the international community reach a recognition deal with the Taliban, even as Afghan women remain largely barred from society under their restrictive measures.
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