Muttaqi Meets 16 Foreign Envoys in Doha
[ToloNews] The Islamic Emirate delegates led by acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi today in Doha met with "16 designated ambassadors and representatives" from various countries and discussed issues related to Afghanistan, the Foreign Ministry announced.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi said many of the ambassadors and envoys came from European countries, and there were also representatives from the United States, Australia and Canada.
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Macron: France, Europeans Seek to Open Joint Mission in Kabul
[ToloNews] Several European countries are working on opening up a joint diplomatic mission in Afghanistan that would enable their ambassadors to return to the country, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday, Reuters reported.
Western countries have been grappling with how to engage with the Taliban after they took over Afghanistan in a lightning advance in August as US-led forces were completing their pullout.
The United States and other Western countries shut their embassies and withdrew their diplomats as the Taliban seized Kabul, following which the Taliban declared an interim government.
"We are thinking of an organisation between several European countries... a common location for several Europeans, which would allow our ambassadors to be present," Macron told reporters in Doha before heading to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.
The United States, European countries and others are reluctant to formally recognize the Islamic Emirate, accusing them of backtracking on pledges of political and ethnic inclusivity and to uphold the rights of women and minorities.
Passport Depts Open in 17 Provinces, But Not Yet Kabul
[ToloNews] The department of passports is planning to reopen its provincial branches, officials said on Saturday.
The head of the passport department, Alam Gul Haqqani, said some technical problems in the capital remained unsolved but efforts are underway to resolve them.
Passport departments are opened in Herat, Kandahar, Kunduz, Balkh, Nangarhar, Khost, Paktia, Parwan, Kapisa, Logar, Maidan Wardak, Ghazni, Daikundi, Faryab, Ghor, Nuristan, and Badakhshan provinces. 
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