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Pakistan foreign minister meets Afghan Taliban amid border concerns

Pakistan's minister of state for foreign affairs met Afghanistan's acting foreign minister in Kabul on Tuesday, the latest international minister to visit the country whose Taliban rulers are not formally recognised by foreign governments.

Reuters

An American held hostage in Afghanistan has been freed in a prisoner swap

Mark Frerichs, a Navy veteran turned civilian contractor, was abducted in January 2020. His release centered on a prisoner exchange involving Bashir Noorzai, a notorious drug lord and Taliban member.

WEKU

Sister of Lombard man freed by Taliban in hostage swap ‘stunned, very happy’ after 3 a.m. call from Biden

Mark Frerichs, a Navy veteran and a civilian contractor in Afghanistan, was abducted in 2020. His sister in Lombard had pushed for years to get his release.

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Taliban release American Mark Frerichs in prisoner swap

Frerichs is the last American known to be held hostage in Afghanistan

Axios

American held captive in Afghanistan for nearly three years is freed in Taliban prisoner swap, Biden confirms

Mark Frerichs was kidnapped in January 2020 while doing contract construction work in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Taliban freed from Guantanamo, claims exchanged for American

A senior Taliban detainee held at Guantanamo Bay says he was released and handed over to the Taliban in Kabul, in exchange for an American prisoner held in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Taliban Release American Engineer Frerichs in Prisoner Swap

Afghanistan's Taliban freed on Monday American engineer Mark Frerichs in exchange for an Afghan tribal leader linked to the Taliban who the United States had held on drugs charges since 2005, the group's acting foreign minister said. Frerichs was exchanged at the airport in the capital, Kabul, with Bashir Noorzai,…

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Taliban acknowledge struggle for recognition of Afghan govt

The Taliban-appointed foreign minister has acknowledged that the former insurgents’ year-old government in Afghanistan remains isolated

The Independent UK

UN Split over Ban on Taliban Officials' Travel

Members of the United Nations Security Council remained divided Monday over whether to exempt some of Afghanistan's Taliban officials from a travel ban, diplomatic sources said. Under a 2011 Security Council resolution, 135 Taliban leaders are subject to a sanctions regime that includes asset freezes and travel bans, AFP said.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN split over ban on Taliban officials' travel

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - Members of the United Nations Security Council remained divided Monday over whether to exempt some of Afghanistan's Taliban officials from a travel ban, diplomatic sources said.

AFP

How can India leverage Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to further its interests?

About a month and a half before the next Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the work on finalising its agenda is picking up steam. Apart from being of interest as the high table of the world’s largest regional grouping by geographical size and population, the summit will be…

Newslaundry

Iran Warns Taliban on its Water Rights from Helmand River

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian warned his counterpart in the Taliban that their relations would be affected if the group does not eliminate the hurdles to Tehran’s water rights from the Helmand River. Amir Abdollahian made the comments during a phone conversation on Thursday with Amir Khan Muttaqi, the…

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At SCO, Jaishankar pushes for Chabahar port

No meetings announced with Chinese, Pakistan and Taliban Foreign Ministers

The Hindu

Taliban to Meet US on Releasing Frozen Afghan Funds after Quake

The United States and the Taliban plan talks Thursday in Qatar on unlocking some of Afghanistan's reserves following a devastating earthquake, officials said, with Washington seeking ways to ensure the money goes to help the population. The White House said it is working "urgently" on the effort, but a member…

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The Independent UK

As Iran-Taliban tensions rise, Afghan migrants in tinderbox

Afghanistan's border with Iran has become a lifeline for desperate refugees after the country plunged into economic crisis following the withdrawal of American and NATO troops last summer

The Hindu

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China hosts Russia, U.S. officials for talks on Afghanistan

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui, where China was set to host two days of meetings on Afghanistan, state broadcaster CGTN reported.

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US Cancels Talks with Taliban over U-Turn on Girls’ Education

The United States abruptly canceled meetings with the Taliban in Doha that were set to address key economic issues, officials said on Friday, after Afghanistan's rulers reversed a decision to allow all girls to return to high school classes. The cancellation of talks was the first concrete sign that recent…

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Reuters

Exclusive: US cancels talks with Taliban over U-turn on girls' education

The United States abruptly cancelled meetings with the Taliban in Doha that were set to address key economic issues, officials said on Friday, after Afghanistan's Islamist rulers reversed a decision to allow all girls to return to high school classes.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China’s Foreign Minister Makes Surprise Stop in Afghanistan

China’s foreign minister made a surprise visit Thursday in Afghanistan's capital, meeting with the country's new Taliban rulers — even as the international community fumes over the former insurgents’ broken promise to reopen schools to girls beyond the sixth grade. According to the official Bakhtar News Agency, Wang Yi was…

The Hindu

After surprise stopover in Kabul, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi lands in Delhi

Visits kept secret, first such visit to Delhi after LAC standoff and PLA transgressions began in April 2020

AFP

Taliban vow to address 'all concerns' of China as Wang visits

Kabul (AFP) - The Taliban said Thursday they had assured Beijing's most senior diplomat about any concerns China thinks may "emerge from Afghan soil", ahead of a key meeting with their neighbours next week.

The Independent UK

Pakistani PM urges Islamic nations to mediate in Ukraine war

Pakistan’s prime minister has urged foreign ministers from Muslim-majority nations to help end Russia’s war in Ukraine, appealing also on China’s top diplomat to join the effort

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey Says Talks with Taliban on Operating Kabul Airport Still Underway

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday that talks with the Taliban on operating the Kabul airport were still underway, a day after he met acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in southern Turkey.

Reuters

Turkey says talks with Taliban on operating Kabul airport still underway

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