The international community'must scale up efforts,' says Pakistan's envoy, emphasising the need of humanitarian assistance to A...

 The international community'must scale up efforts,' says Pakistan's envoy, emphasising the need of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan.

According to a statement issued by the envoy after the third session of the Moscow talks on Afghanistan, Pakistan's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ambassador Mohammad Sadiq, stressed the importance of providing humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, saying that the international community "must step up efforts" in this regard.

"Afghanistan's people need and deserve peace, growth, and prosperity after all these years. And the world community must generously assist them on their journey "He said during the meeting, according to the release.

According to the statement, Ambassador Sadiq told the other meeting participants, including a Taliban delegation, that peace in Afghanistan will help the whole region in terms of security, secure borders, improved connectivity, refugee repatriation, and counter-terrorism.

The ambassador also emphasised the importance of providing aid and economic support to Afghanistan in order to avoid a humanitarian and financial crises in the war-torn nation, according to the report.

He emphasised Pakistan's deep view that peace and prosperity go hand in hand, adding that "Pakistan's positive participation in [the] Afghan peace process is well-recognized and appreciated by the international world."

According to the statement, the ambassador congratulated Russia for hosting the third round of negotiations, which included China, Pakistan, Iran, India, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan, as well as a high-level Afghan delegation.

Taliban officials meet with an Indian diplomat.

Meanwhile, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed that on the margins of the Moscow negotiations, the Taliban group met with India's special representative for Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.

He tweeted in Pashto, "The delegation of the Islamic Emirate met with the Special Representative of India for Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan."

It was the first time the Taliban and an Indian diplomat had met.

It was the first meeting between the Taliban and an Indian government official since the Taliban seized power in Kabul.

'In order to get world acceptance, the Taliban must live up to international expectations.'

The Taliban must meet international "expectations" on human rights, according to the Kremlin's spokesman on Afghanistan, if they want to be recognised by countries throughout the world.

The new administration will be recognised, according to Kremlin ambassador Zamir Kabulov, when it "starts satisfying the expectations of the international community on human rights and inclusiveness."

The Taliban provided participants in the Moscow talks, including China and Pakistan, reassurance that the organisation was making progress on rights and governance concerns, according to the Kremlin's ambassador to Afghanistan.

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Taliban officials informed Kabulov that they are "working on establishing government and enhancing human rights," he told reporters. Kabulov answered, "We'll see."

He also urged the world community to put aside its "bias" and work together to aid Afghans.

"Not everyone in Afghanistan supports the new administration, but by hurting the government, we are harming the entire country," he remarked.

He stated that at the end of the negotiations, an unified statement from all ten participating nations will call on the UN to host a donor conference to gather funding for Afghanistan.

Taliban representatives did not immediately address reporters following Kabulov's comments to journalists.

Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi, a senior figure in the new Afghan leadership, however, said earlier on Wednesday that Afghanistan's new leadership was “already inclusive”.

“We don't need foreign military aid, we need support for peace in Afghanistan, we need reconstruction and resettlement,” Hanafi said.