<p>Qatar's foreign minister held talks in Afghanistan on Sunday, becoming the most senior official to visit the country since the Taliban's takeover on August 15.</p>.<p>A Taliban official tweeted that Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met senior officials of the new Afghan regime, although details were not disclosed.</p>.<p>The group released pictures of Sheikh Mohammad meeting new Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, while photographs of him with former president Hamid Karzai circulated on social media.</p>.<p>In Doha, the foreign ministry confirmed he held meetings with the new Afghan government as well as with Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah, former chief peace negotiator for the ousted government.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/taliban-spokesman-zabiullah-mujahid-says-he-lived-in-kabul-right-under-the-noses-of-his-adversaries-1029622.html" target="_blank">Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid says he lived in Kabul right under the noses of his adversaries</a></strong></p>.<p>Sheikh Mohammad "urged the Afghan officials to engage all Afghan parties in the national reconciliation", it said.</p>.<p>The talks covered "latest developments regarding the operation of Kabul airport and ensuring freedom of passage and travel for all", it said in a statement.</p>.<p>The ministry said "the two sides stressed the importance of concerted efforts to combat terrorist organisations".</p>.<p>Qatar has long acted as a mediator on Afghanistan, hosting the Taliban's talks with the United States under former president Donald Trump, and then with the now deposed Afghan government of president Ashraf Ghani.</p>.<p>It is also supporting tens of thousands of Afghans who were evacuated in the final weeks of the US-led occupation as they are processed before heading to other nations.</p>.<p>No country has yet formally recognised the new Taliban government — and only three did during the first rule of the hardline Islamists from 1996-2001.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>Qatar's foreign minister held talks in Afghanistan on Sunday, becoming the most senior official to visit the country since the Taliban's takeover on August 15.</p>.<p>A Taliban official tweeted that Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met senior officials of the new Afghan regime, although details were not disclosed.</p>.<p>The group released pictures of Sheikh Mohammad meeting new Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, while photographs of him with former president Hamid Karzai circulated on social media.</p>.<p>In Doha, the foreign ministry confirmed he held meetings with the new Afghan government as well as with Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah, former chief peace negotiator for the ousted government.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/taliban-spokesman-zabiullah-mujahid-says-he-lived-in-kabul-right-under-the-noses-of-his-adversaries-1029622.html" target="_blank">Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid says he lived in Kabul right under the noses of his adversaries</a></strong></p>.<p>Sheikh Mohammad "urged the Afghan officials to engage all Afghan parties in the national reconciliation", it said.</p>.<p>The talks covered "latest developments regarding the operation of Kabul airport and ensuring freedom of passage and travel for all", it said in a statement.</p>.<p>The ministry said "the two sides stressed the importance of concerted efforts to combat terrorist organisations".</p>.<p>Qatar has long acted as a mediator on Afghanistan, hosting the Taliban's talks with the United States under former president Donald Trump, and then with the now deposed Afghan government of president Ashraf Ghani.</p>.<p>It is also supporting tens of thousands of Afghans who were evacuated in the final weeks of the US-led occupation as they are processed before heading to other nations.</p>.<p>No country has yet formally recognised the new Taliban government — and only three did during the first rule of the hardline Islamists from 1996-2001.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>