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Davos 2023: Qatar FM says engagement with Taliban needed

Davos 2023: Qatar FM says engagement with Taliban needed despite 'disappointing' actions
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Qatar's foreign minister said Doha was also consulting with other Muslim countries to establish a dialogue with Taliban officials in Kandahar, and while it would 'not be an easy job' it was important to keep trying.
Qatar's Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said recent measures taken by Afghanistan's Taliban-led administration were 'very disappointing' [KARIM JAAFAR/AFP/Getty-archive]

Qatar's foreign minister said on Tuesday that recent measures taken by Afghanistan's Taliban-led administration were "very disappointing" but that Doha would continue engaging as the only way forward to achieve change on the ground.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said Doha was also consulting with other Muslim countries to establish a dialogue with Taliban officials in Kandahar, and while it would "not be an easy job" it was important to keep trying.

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The Islamist Taliban-led administration, which seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021, has imposed bans on women working for aid groups or attending universities and high school.

(Reuters)