Qatar FM: No clarity on the way forward for Afghanistan

There is no clarity from the international community on the way forward for Afghanistan, Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Wednesday.

“We’ve been advising the international community that we need to arrange a blueprint for the way forward—what are the required series of conditions we need from the current leadership in Afghanistan, in exchange of what we can provide as an international community,” Sheikh Mohammed told Doha News on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The diplomat said that Afghanistan will remain a concern in the absence of a clear roadmap for the country’s future.

“We have seen a growing humanitarian crisis over there, an economic crisis, as well as a growing concern on terrorism and terrorist organisations operating from there,” he said.

Earlier, Qatar’s emir, addressing UNGA, called on all parties to preserve and build on the achievements of the Doha peace agreement between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) and US.

“We have repeatedly stressed the need to protect civilians, respect human and citizen rights in Afghanistan, including women’s rights, girls’ right to education, and achieve national reconciliation among the factions of the Afghan people,” said Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.