UN chief set to begin closed-door meeting on Afghanistan in Doha

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres is hosting a two-day closed-door meeting on Afghanistan in Doha, Qatar, on Afghanistan. He has brought together special envoys and country representatives engaged in Afghanistan, including the US, China, Russia, Iran and Pakistan.

The Taliban has not been invited to the meeting. Although, according a source, the group’s foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, will be in Doha on the invitation of the Qatari government.