UN Chief to Host High Level Meeting on Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN–The United Nations says its Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, will host a group of senior diplomats from various countries to discuss the crisis in Afghanistan. The meeting is set for February 18 and 19. The meeting will be held in Doha, the gulf city that has become the center of diplomatic efforts since the Western-backed republican government collapsed in Afghanistan.

During a press briefing on Thursday, January 25, the UN spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, said that the purpose of the two days meeting is to discuss strategies for enhancing international engagement in a more cohesive, coordinated, and structured manner. This, he said, includes evaluating the recommendations put forth by the independent assessment on Afghanistan.