Taliban Holds Talks With Western Diplomats In Norway, Raise Matter Of Int’l Recognition

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In the midst of the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, a Taliban delegation led by Foreign Minister while Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday had begun three days of discussions in the Oslo Summit with Western Diplomats and members of Afghan Civil Society. According to the Associated Press report, a closed session at the Norwegian capital hotel is considered the first time Taliban officials have held a formal meeting in Europe since their takeover in August last year.

In addition, after the 1st day of the discussion, AP quoted the Taliban Delegation Shafiullah Azam said that the conversation with Western authority would be “a step to legitimize the Afghan government.” The next delegation says that this kind of invitation and interaction will help the European community, the United States, and other countries “to erase the wrong picture of the Afghan government.”

After the arrival of the Taliban delegation, 200 demonstrators on Sunday gathered in front of the Norwegian Foreign Ministry in Oslo to criticize the talks with the Taliban, who did not have diplomatic recognition from other countries. Apart from this, on the same day, the Taliban delegations met with several advocates for women and human rights, although there was no formal declaration about the meeting.

In addition, on January 18, the Taliban had urged Norway to lead in recognizing the regime while the country. In accordance with the Khaama press, Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan for Maulaee Kabir’s economic affairs has voiced the hope that Norway will accept and recognize temporary administration in Afghanistan during discussions with the Norwegian ambassador to Kabul, Andreas Linedman.

Afghanistan has been damaged by the economic, humanitarian and security crisis since the Taliban took control of Kabul on August 15. The suspension of humanitarian assistance, freezing the assets of the Afghan government, and the imposition of global punishment on the Taliban has encouraged a poor country to become a full economic disaster.

To find a solution to the problem, the Taliban leaders will visit with officials from Western countries starting Monday, and they will urge their requests to release around $ 10 billion in funds blocked by the US and other Western countries as Afghanists facing A terrible humanitarian disaster.

Meanwhile, the United Nations has been able to offer some liquidity to the Taliban government, which allows them to pay for goods such as electricity. However, the United Nations has warned that up to 1 million Afghan children are at risk of hunger, with the majority of 38 million countries living in poverty.