Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has called on the Pakistani government to prevent violations of the rights of migrants from Afghanistan.
The request was made during a meeting with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, who is visiting Kabul to attend a trilateral summit with China and the Taliban.
According to the Taliban’s statement, the two sides discussed a range of issues, including politics, economy, trade, transit, and the situation of Afghanistan’s refugees in Pakistan.
Muttaqi said the Taliban seeks to expand trade and transit relations with Pakistan and urged Islamabad to take concrete steps to resolve existing issues and provide practical facilities in these sectors.
In response, Dar reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to strengthening economic and transit ties and pledged future support to facilitate these goals.
Muttaqi also reiterated the Taliban’s intention to pursue positive relations with the international community, including Pakistan, based on mutual respect and a balanced, economy-driven foreign policy.
Notably, the Taliban made no mention of an upcoming summit in Pakistan, scheduled for August 24–25, where opposition leaders and critics of the group are expected to gather—a meeting that may test the already strained relations between Islamabad and the Taliban.
