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Chinese Officials Visit Afghanistan - Kabul

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 20, 2025. Photo by Li Ang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban foreign minister

Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, foreign minister of Afghanistan's Taliban interim government, gives an exclusive interview to Kyodo News on Aug. 13, 2024, in Kabul.

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Taliban foreign minister

Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, foreign minister of Afghanistan's Taliban interim government, poses as he gives an exclusive interview to Kyodo News on Aug. 13, 2024, in Kabul.

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Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh Killed In Iran

File photo - A high ranking delegation of the Taliban, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan met Ismail Haniyeh, the Political leader of the Palestinian Hamas movement in Tehran. The delegation of the Islamic Emirate is led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi. Tehran, Iran, 22 May, 2024. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran's Tehran, the Palestinian militant group Hamas said in a statement on Wednesday. In a statement, the Islamist faction mourned the death of Haniyeh, who it said was killed in "a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran". Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban Delegation Meets Hamas Leader - Tehran

A high ranking delegation of the Taliban, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan met Ismail Haniyeh, the Political leader of the Palestinian Hamas movement in Tehran. The delegation of the Islamic Emirate is led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi (L) the deputy of PM for Economic Affairs, H.E. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar (C). Tehran, Iran, 22 May, 2024. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban Delegation Meets Hamas Leader - Tehran

A high ranking delegation of the Taliban, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan met Ismail Haniyeh, the Political leader of the Palestinian Hamas movement in Tehran. The delegation of the Islamic Emirate is led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi. Tehran, Iran, 22 May, 2024. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-CHINA-QIN GANG-AFGHANISTAN-FM-DIALOGUE

(230507) -- ISLAMABAD, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang (1st L) attends the fifth round China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Dialogue in Islamabad, Pakistan, May 6, 2023. The dialogue was chaired by Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (C). Amir Khan Muttaqi (1st R), acting foreign minister of the Afghan interim government, attended the dialogue. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-CHINA-QIN GANG-AFGHANISTAN-ACTING FM-MEETING

(230506) -- ISLAMABAD, May 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang meets with Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of the Afghan interim government, in Islamabad, Pakistan, May 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Chao)

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Afghanistan wants positive relations with world community: acting FM

STORY: Afghanistan wants positive relations with world community: acting FM SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 29, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 31, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference 2. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): MAWLAWI AMIR KHAN MUTTAQI, Afghan caretaker government's Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs STORYLINE: Afghan caretaker government's Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi has emphasized Afghanistan's positive engagement and good relations with different nations. Muttaqi told reporters at a press conference after the conclusion of a regional conference on Afghanistan on Monday evening. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): MAWLAWI AMIR KHAN MUTTAQI, Afghan caretaker government's Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs "We are calling upon the world community, upon all countries, far-flanged countries to have positive relations with Afghanistan, like the countries of the region." The conference titled "Afghanistan's Regional Cooperation Initiative" was hosted by t

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CONFERENCE

(240130) -- KABUL, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows a regional conference on Afghanistan titled "Afghanistan's Regional Cooperation Initiative" in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghan caretaker government's Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi has emphasized Afghanistan's positive engagement and good relations with different nations. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CONFERENCE

(240130) -- KABUL, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Afghan caretaker government's Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi is pictured at a press conference after the conclusion of a regional conference on Afghanistan titled "Afghanistan's Regional Cooperation Initiative" in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2024. Afghan caretaker government's Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi has emphasized Afghanistan's positive engagement and good relations with different nations. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CONFERENCE

(240130) -- KABUL, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Afghan caretaker government's Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi speaks at a press conference after the conclusion of a regional conference on Afghanistan titled "Afghanistan's Regional Cooperation Initiative" in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2024. Afghan caretaker government's Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi has emphasized Afghanistan's positive engagement and good relations with different nations. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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Historical monuments damaged in earthquakes in W. Afghanistan

STORY: Historical monuments damaged in earthquakes in W. Afghanistan DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Herat's largest historic mosque Masjid Jami Herat 2. various of Qila Ikhtiarudin (Ikhtiarudin citadel) in Herat province, Afghanistan 3. various of Minar Jam (the Minaret of Jam) in Herat province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Several historical monuments and cultural heritages have been damaged due to a series of devastating earthquakes and aftershocks that jolted west Afghanistan's Herat and the neighboring Badghis and Farah provinces, Herat's Provincial Director for Information and Culture Ahmadullah Muttaqi said on Thursday. Identifying the damaged monuments, the official said that Qila Ikhtiarudin (Ikhtiarudin citadel), Herat's largest historic mosque Masjid Jami Herat and Minar Jam (the Minaret of Jam), are among the famous historical sites that have been damaged in the tremors. Two deadly quakes, each with a magnitude of

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AFGHANISTAN-EARTHQUAKE-CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES-DAMAGE

(231013) -- HERAT, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 12, 2023 shows a view of the Citadel of Herat, locally known as Qala Iktyaruddin, after a series of earthquakes in Herat Province, Afghanistan. Several historical monuments and cultural heritages have been damaged due to a series of devastating earthquakes and aftershocks that jolted west Afghanistan's Herat and the neighboring Badghis and Farah provinces, Herat's Provincial Director for Information and Culture Ahmadullah Muttaqi said on Thursday. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-EARTHQUAKE-CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES-DAMAGE

(231013) -- HERAT, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 12, 2023 shows a partial view of the Great Mosque of Herat after a series of earthquakes in Herat Province, Afghanistan. Several historical monuments and cultural heritages have been damaged due to a series of devastating earthquakes and aftershocks that jolted west Afghanistan's Herat and the neighboring Badghis and Farah provinces, Herat's Provincial Director for Information and Culture Ahmadullah Muttaqi said on Thursday. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-EARTHQUAKE-CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES-DAMAGE

(231013) -- HERAT, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 12, 2023 shows debris scattered at the Great Mosque of Herat after a series of earthquakes in Herat Province, Afghanistan. Several historical monuments and cultural heritages have been damaged due to a series of devastating earthquakes and aftershocks that jolted west Afghanistan's Herat and the neighboring Badghis and Farah provinces, Herat's Provincial Director for Information and Culture Ahmadullah Muttaqi said on Thursday. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-EARTHQUAKE-CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES-DAMAGE

(231013) -- HERAT, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 12, 2023 shows a partial view of the Great Mosque of Herat after a series of earthquakes in Herat Province, Afghanistan. Several historical monuments and cultural heritages have been damaged due to a series of devastating earthquakes and aftershocks that jolted west Afghanistan's Herat and the neighboring Badghis and Farah provinces, Herat's Provincial Director for Information and Culture Ahmadullah Muttaqi said on Thursday. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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Afghan acting FM downplays economic crisis

STORY: Afghan acting FM downplays economic crisis DATELINE: July 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of vehicles passing by a construction site in Kabul, Afghanistan 2. various of workers doing an economy-boosting construction project in Kabul, Afghanistan 3. various of a construction site in Kabul, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Afghan Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi has downplayed the reports on the economic crisis, saying the economy of Afghanistan has been moving on the right track, reported the state-run Bakhtar News Agency on Sunday. According to the state-controlled media outlet, Muttaqi made the remarks in a meeting with elders and ranking officials who returned home from Saudi Arabia after performing Hajj rituals. War-torn Afghanistan has been facing poverty and economic hardships since the withdrawal of foreign forces and the induction of the caretaker government nearly two years ago as the U.S. froze more than 9 billion dollars

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ECONOMY-ROAD CONSTRUCTION

(230709) -- KABUL, July 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 9, 2023 shows the construction site of a road in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. Afghan Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi has downplayed the reports on the economic crisis, saying the economy of Afghanistan has been moving on the right track, reported the state-run Bakhtar News Agency on Sunday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ECONOMY-ROAD CONSTRUCTION

(230709) -- KABUL, July 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People work at the construction site of a road in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, July 9, 2023. Afghan Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi has downplayed the reports on the economic crisis, saying the economy of Afghanistan has been moving on the right track, reported the state-run Bakhtar News Agency on Sunday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ECONOMY-ROAD CONSTRUCTION

(230709) -- KABUL, July 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People work at the construction site of a road in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, July 9, 2023. Afghan Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi has downplayed the reports on the economic crisis, saying the economy of Afghanistan has been moving on the right track, reported the state-run Bakhtar News Agency on Sunday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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U.S. crippling sanctions result in Afghanistan's trade difficulties: acting FM

STORY: U.S. crippling sanctions result in Afghanistan's trade difficulties: acting FM DATELINE: May 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): AMIR KHAN MUTTAQI, Acting Foreign Minister of Afghan interim government 3. various of Afghan central bank STORYLINE: Acting Foreign Minister of the Afghan interim government Amir Khan Muttaqi said earlier this week that the trade between Afghanistan and the region faces difficulties because of the U.S.-led sanctions. The senior official made the remarks at a seminar held by a think tank in Islamabad on Monday. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): AMIR KHAN MUTTAQI, Acting Foreign Minister of Afghan interim government "The government's treasury had been looted and emptied. We face crippling sanctions that result in the complete secession of banking transactions by many countries with the Afghan banks and force many countries to shut their doors to Afghans. Because of the sanctions, our trade wi

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Afghanistan to forge foreign policy of cooperative dialogue, joint interactions: acting FM

STORY: Afghanistan to forge foreign policy of cooperative dialogue, joint interactions: acting FM DATELINE: May 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:12 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): AMIR KHAN MUTTAQI, Acting Foreign Minister of Afghan interim government 3. various of the seminar 4. various of Kabul street views STORYLINE: Afghanistan is conveying to the region and beyond that it desires to forge a new foreign policy based on cooperative dialogue and joint interactions, Acting Foreign Minister of the Afghan interim government Amir Khan Muttaqi said on Monday. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "Acting Foreign Minister of the Afghan interim government Amir Khan Muttaqi said that Afghanistan's foreign policy revolves around cooperation and dialogue. Addressing a seminar here at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI), Muttaqi said that Afghanistan wants to have good relations with all the countries and se

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-CHINA-QIN GANG-AFGHANISTAN-FM-DIALOGUE

(230507) -- ISLAMABAD, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang (1st L) attends the fifth round China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Dialogue in Islamabad, Pakistan, May 6, 2023. The dialogue was chaired by Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (C). Amir Khan Muttaqi (1st R), acting foreign minister of the Afghan interim government, attended the dialogue. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-CHINA-QIN GANG-AFGHANISTAN-ACTING FM-MEETING

(230506) -- ISLAMABAD, May 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang meets with Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of the Afghan interim government, in Islamabad, Pakistan, May 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Chao)

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UZBEKISTAN-SAMARKAND-CHINA-QIN GANG-AFGHANISTAN-ACTING FM-MEETING

(230414) -- SAMARKAND, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang meets with Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting foreign minister of the Afghan interim government, on the sidelines of the foreign ministers' meetings of Afghanistan's neighboring countries in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, April 13, 2023. (Xinhua)

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UZBEKISTAN-TASHKENT-CHINA-WANG YI-AFGHANISTAN-ACTING FM-MEETING

(220729) -- TASHKENT, July 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of the Afghan interim government, on the sidelines of the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, July 28, 2022. (China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Handout via Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-WANG YI-AFGHANISTAN-AFGHAN NEIGHBORS-FMS' DIALOGUE (CN)

(220401) -- HEFEI, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi chairs the "Afghanistan's neighbors + Afghanistan" foreign ministers' dialogue in Tunxi, east China's Anhui Province, March 31, 2022. Acting Foreign Minister of the Afghan Interim Government Amir Khan Muttaqi was in attendance alongside foreign ministers and representatives of member states of the mechanism of coordination and cooperation among Afghanistan's neighboring countries. Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi were invited as guests. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-WANG YI-AFGHANISTAN-AFGHAN NEIGHBORS-FMS' DIALOGUE (CN)

(220401) -- HEFEI, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi chairs the "Afghanistan's neighbors + Afghanistan" foreign ministers' dialogue in Tunxi, east China's Anhui Province, March 31, 2022. Acting Foreign Minister of the Afghan Interim Government Amir Khan Muttaqi was in attendance alongside foreign ministers and representatives of member states of the mechanism of coordination and cooperation among Afghanistan's neighboring countries. Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi were invited as guests. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN-FMS' MEETING (CN)

(220331) -- HEFEI, March 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi presides over the meeting of foreign ministers of China, Afghanistan and Pakistan in Tunxi, east China's Anhui Province, March 30, 2022. Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and acting Foreign Minister of the Afghan Interim Government Amir Khan Muttaqi attended the meeting. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN-FMS' MEETING (CN)

(220331) -- HEFEI, March 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi presides over the meeting of foreign ministers of China, Afghanistan and Pakistan in Tunxi, east China's Anhui Province, March 30, 2022. Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and acting Foreign Minister of the Afghan Interim Government Amir Khan Muttaqi attended the meeting. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-WANG YI-AMIR KHAN MUTTAQI-TALKS

(220325) -- KABUL, March 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) holds talks with Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of the Afghan Taliban's caretaker government, in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 24, 2022. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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Taliban's foreign minister Muttaqi

The Taliban's foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi makes a speech in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Nov. 12, 2021.

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Taliban's foreign minister Muttaqi

The Taliban's foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi makes a speech in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Nov. 12, 2021.