Taliban Mining Minister Meets Qatar’s Ambassador in Kabul

Qatar’s embassy in Kabul has said that Hedayatullah Badri, the Taliban administration’s acting minister of mines and petroleum, met with Murdif Al-Qashouti, Qatar’s ambassador to Afghanistan.

According to the Qatari embassy’s statement, the two sides discussed bilateral relations and ways to strengthen cooperation during the meeting.

The embassy statement did not provide further details on the specific topics of the talks, the timing of the meeting or any practical outcomes.

In recent years, Qatar has been one of the countries engaged in political and diplomatic dealings with the Taliban administration, and Kabul has been one of the focal points of these contacts.