PESHAWAR: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that Afghanistan is facing economic crisis and urged the world, especially the regional countries to support Taliban-led Afghanistan.
According to details, Foreign Minister of Tajikistan Sirajuddin Mehruddin met with Foreign Minister Qureshi and discussed the bilateral cooperation and the situation in Afghanistan. Citing recent high-level contacts, including Prime Minister Imran Khan’s participation in the SCO in Dushanbe in September 2021, the two Foreign Ministers stressed the need to fully adhere to the decisions taken to restore and maintain peace in Afghanistan.
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Reviewing the latest situation in Taliban-led Afghanistan, the Foreign Minister apprised of the importance of continuous engagement with the Taliban for achieving regional stability and economic development. Qureshi said that Afghanistan is currently facing economic crisis and there is an urgent need of humanitarian assistance. During the meeting, the two Foreign Ministers agreed that peace in Afghanistan is essential for the promotion of regional stability and ties.
Yesterday, in meeting with Iranian foreign minister, Qureshi urged the regional countries form a unified strategy to cope with the crisis in Afghanistan. Addressing a news conference after meeting the Iranian Foreign Minister in Tehran, Qureshi said, “We have common interests. We want peace, stability and prosperity in Afghanistan.” He said that the regional countries have to play a major role as Afghan crisis will have negative impacts on entire region.
On Monday, The United Nations warned that there is an urgent need of humanitarian assistance as more than half of the conflict-affected country’s population – 22.8 million – are facing ‘acute’ food shortage.
The UN agency said that drought, conflict and economic downturn have severely affected the livelihoods Afghans over the years, said a joint research by the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Program. “Among those are 3.2 million children under the age of five are at risk of malnutrition by the end of the year,” the report said.