Top officials in Afghanistan’s Taliban administration set to meet senior Turkish officials in Ankara to discuss the Afghan peace process
Foreign Minister of Afghanistan's new government Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi meets with Chinese Ambassador to Doha and accompanying delegation on October 13, 2021.
Afghanistan’s interim Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is leading a high-level delegation to Turkey on Thursday, Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Abdul Qahar Balkhi said on Twitter.
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