Taliban Step Up Diplomatic Efforts Over Pakistan Conflict

The Taliban’s foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has held a virtual meeting with the group’s diplomats in various countries to discuss the ongoing conflict with Pakistan.

The Taliban’s foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has held a virtual meeting with the group’s diplomats in various countries to discuss the ongoing conflict with Pakistan.
Muttaqi urged Taliban representatives abroad to convey the group’s position on the conflict to the international community.
In a statement, the Taliban’s Foreign Ministry said participants in the meeting condemned what they described as Pakistan’s “brutal” airstrike on Monday night near a drug rehabilitation centre.
Taliban diplomats in different countries described the attack as a clear violation of humanitarian principles.
The statement added that Muttaqi issued instructions to Taliban diplomats regarding the group’s position, policies and future actions in response to Pakistan.