Acting Taliban Defense Minister Meets US Special Envoy in UAE

The Taliban acting defense minister, Mawlawi Yaqub Mujahid, has met the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to the group’s Ministry of Defense.

“Acting Defense Minister asked Mr. Thomas West that the world should respect the territorial integrity of Afghanistan,” the Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, December 06.