ISLAMABAD, 10 November 2021, (TON): Officials said “Pakistan will host senior diplomats from the United States, China and Russia in Islamabad on November 11 (Thursday) to discuss the situation in neighbouring Afghanistan.”

A diplomatic official told media “the Troika Plus meeting on Afghanistan will be attended by special representatives from all four countries.”

Representatives of the four countries will also meet Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, who is arriving in Islamabad tomorrow (Wednesday), the first visit to Pakistan by an Afghan minister since the Taliban seized control of Kabul on August 15.

The Pakistani official said “Troika Plus at SRs (special representatives level) will meet with Muttaqi.”

He said “Troika Plus has become an important forum for engagement with Afghan authorities. It will express support for an inclusive government, discuss ways to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan as well as the protection of human rights, particularly women's rights.”

This is the first full-fledged meeting of the Troika Plus after the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan.

The last meeting was held in Doha on August 11, in which the US was represented by former special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad.