Second Day of Doha Meet Between Special Envoys and UN Secy General Kicks Off

Official discussions between the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and 20 countries' special representatives for Afghanistan for the second day began on Tuesday. Afghanistan International's sources said that the second-day meeting has been behind closed doors too.

Earlier on Monday, Afghan women activists had also participated in an online discussion with some of the participants of the Doha meeting on Monday.

Hina Rabbani, Pakistan’s deputy foreign minister, is also participating in the meeting hosted by the United Nations hosted in Doha.

The UN announced that the Doha meeting will discuss the international community’s engagement with the Taliban too. However, Taliban representatives have not been invited to the Doha meeting.

Apparently, no one from other political factions and civil activists of Afghanistan have too been invited to participate in the Doha meeting.

Over the weekend, Afghan citizens have held protests in Kabul and 15 cities around the world and asked the United Nations and the international community to avoid taking decisions in the Doha meeting that would lead to "recognition of the Taliban."

On Sunday, the UN spokesperson said in a statement, "On May 1 and 2, the Secretary General of the Organisation will host representatives of countries for Afghanistan to reach common views on key issues such as human rights, rights of women and girls, inclusive governance, and counterterrorism and anti-narcotics issues.”