Hadi meets with Afghan ambassador appointed by old govt

 

Special envoy to the Middle East Abdul Hadi Awang received a visit from Afghanistan's envoy to Malaysia, Moheb Rahman Spinghar, today.

Moheb was appointed by the previous Afghan government before it was toppled by the Taliban and his status as ambassador is unclear.

In a statement today, Hadi said the two discussed Malaysia's possible role to help develop Afghanistan especially in terms of education and humanitarian needs.

Hadi had, on Feb 4, met with representatives of the Taliban in Doha, Qatar.

Subsequently, the Taliban's permanent representative to the United Nations, Suhail Shaheen, said he had discussed with Hadi the need for Malaysia to provide economic and humanitarian aid to Afghanistan.

The PAS president had reportedly agreed to this.

US publication Foreign Policy wrote in January that after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, it contacted all its foreign missions to get up to speed and for diplomats to start representing the new regime.

Not all diplomats reportedly responded, and many embassies are now allegedly running out of funds to operate.

Last November, the New Straits Times cited Moheb as saying his status as the ambassador was status quo.

"Like many of our ambassadors and diplomatic staff in other countries, we will continue with our duties and consular services," he had said. - Mkini