LONDON, 07 October 2021, (TON): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s special envoy met Taliban leaders in Afghanistan to discuss the humanitarian crisis and ways to prevent the country from becoming an incubator for militants.

The Foreign Office said “Simon Gass, Johnson’s high representative for Afghanistan, met Taliban leaders including Amir Khan Muttaqi, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and Abdul Salam Hanafi.”

The Foreign Office added “they “discussed how the UK could help Afghanistan to address the humanitarian crisis, the importance of preventing the country from becoming an incubator for terrorism, and the need for continued safe passage for those who want to leave the country.”

“They also raised the treatment of minorities and the rights of women and girls.” Gass was accompanied by Chargé d’Affaires of the UK Mission to Afghanistan in Doha.

Recently, a group of high-profile US senators including a former presidential nominee has moved a bill in the US Senate seeking imposition of sanctions on the Afghan Taliban that could also potentially extend to Pakistan.