What to expect as Taliban joins third UN-held talks on Afghanistan in Qatar
Al Jazeera
It is the first time the Taliban is attending the talks but female representatives from Afghanistan have been excluded.
Delegations from Afghanistan and about 30 other countries have arrived in Doha to start a third round of United Nations-sponsored talks on integrating the South Asian country into the international community.
This is the first time the Taliban will be present at these talks.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan will lead the Afghan delegation.
The Taliban has also sent government officials responsible for banking, trade and narcotics control.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will not be present. He had attended the two previous meetings held since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, but this time the UN will be represented by Rosemary DiCarlo, undersecretary-general for political and peacebuilding affairs.
