The Oslo meeting, focused on Afghanistan, which started three days ago with the participation of representatives from over 30 countries and organizations in Norway, has concluded.
It has been said that issues such as the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan and the issue of Afghan migrants, along with other issues, were important discussions held at this meeting.
“The first point was the restoration of the rights of Afghan girls in all aspects of social life, second, how to deal with the problem of migrants, especially their expulsion by two neighboring countries of Afghanistan, and third, the relationship of the current regime with global organizations such as the World Bank, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, SAARC, ECO, etc., and finally, the relationship that the world can establish with the current regime were the main focuses of the discussions at this meeting,” Amin Karim, a participant at the Oslo meeting, told TOLOnews.
Meanwhile, the Islamic Emirate reacted to this meeting by saying that such meetings should be held within the country to yield beneficial results.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, said: “We demand that Afghanistan [an Afghan representative] should be present at these meetings to defend and express its stance on issues that are raised.”
“When people from inside do not participate in these meetings, these meetings and other meetings are not in our favor,” said Shams Rahman Ahmadzai, a political analyst.
Since the return of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan, more than 20 meetings concerning Afghanistan have been held by countries around the world outside of the country.
The UN Secretary General special envoy for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, attended the meeting, the source said.
According to the source, participants at the meeting also emphasized the need to start an intra-Afghan dialogue, as called for in the Doha agreement.
“There should be good efforts for the political situation and political engagement between the Islamic Emirate and international community. When political engagement is not taking place between the Islamic Emirate and the international community, we can never attract the humanitarian aid of the international community to our country,” said Ahmad Andar, political analyst.
The deputy spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zia Ahmad Takal, told TOLOnews that Abdul Qahar Balkhi from the Foreign Ministry, Shamsuddin Mansour from the Interior Ministry and Rohullah Omar from the Defense Ministry participated in the meeting.
Also, Jafar Mahdawi from Hezb-e-Sar Jangal, Amin Karim from Hezb-e-Islami, and Kawun Kakar and Qahramana Kakar represented the civil society in this meeting.
“The international conference on Afghanistan will have legitimacy when the role of women is significant and women are supported politically,” said Nazillah Hassanzada, women’s rights activist.
The meeting was also attended by envoys from the US, UK, Qatar, Italy, India and Pakistan.
Meanwhile, the head of the Islamic Emirate’s Political Office in Qatar, Suhail Shaheen, said that the achievements of the Islamic Emirate and stance of the interim government on various issues will be specified in this meeting.
“The participation of the delegation of the Islamic Emirate’s government in the meetings on Afghanistan is needed so that the realities in Afghanistan and also the stance of the Islamic Emirate is conveyed to the international community,” he said.
