Taliban’s foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi left Kabul for Samarkand to participate in the meeting of foreign ministers of Afghanistan's neighbouring countries on Thursday morning.
This meeting kicks off today, but it was not clear whether the Taliban had been invited to participate in the meeting or not.
The foreign ministers of Russia, China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan have been invited to the Samarkand meeting.
Ahead of the meeting, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, announced that the participants will focus on regional economic integration and the implementation of transportation and energy projects in Afghanistan.
At the same time, the National Resistance Council for Salvation of Afghanistan has urged participants of Samarkand meeting to pressurise the Taliban.
In an open letter, the Council has called the Taliban a global threat and urged regional countries to support Afghans to overthrow the group.
