Afghanistan: Afghan foreign minister Muttaqi expected to visit Islamabad this week

KABUL, 09 November 2021, (TON): A Pakistani official said “Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is expected to visit Pakistan this week for talks on the relationship between the two countries.”

The official, who requested not to be identified, told media that the Afghan foreign minister would pay a two-day visit on Nov 11-12.

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who had visited Kabul last month, had invited Muttaqi to Islamabad.

It will be the first visit to Pakistan by an Afghan minister since the Taliban took control of Kabul on August 15.

Pakistan has not recognised the Taliban government, however, Taliban officials have been allowed to take control of the Afghan embassy in Islamabad as well as consulates in Peshawar, Karachi and Quetta.

The Pakistani official said that it would be a substantive visit as Amir Khan Mutaqqi is a key member in the Taliban set-up.

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