INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The European Union&s foreign policy chief on Monday criticized the lack of international attention being paid to Afghanistan despite the
suffering of the people.In a speech to EU ambassadors on Monday, Joseph Borrell told countries not to only look at the Ukrainian crisis.Last
year, everybody was talking about Afghanistan
Afghanistan was the big issue, remember in August [and] in September [2021]
Where is Afghanistan now? In Afghanistan, certainly, but it is no longer on the front pages of the newspapers
It looks like Afghanistan does not exist
The same problems exist & they are the same ones & but nobody talks about it,& Borrell said.Meanwhile, Washington said on Tuesday that the
stability and the future of Afghanistan and the security challenges are always on the agenda of its talks with Pakistan.We value our long
standing cooperation with Pakistan
There are a number of areas where our interests are aligned
Of course, the stability and the future of Afghanistan, of the Afghan people, the security challenges that the region and potentially beyond
face there always are on the agenda when we have high-level engagements with our Pakistani counterparts
We meet with and speak with them regularly on a range of issues
But as is standard practice, we don''t delve into the details of those engagements always,& US State Department&s spokesperson Ned Price
said in a press conference.The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has repeatedly said that it seeks good relations with all countries
including the United States, and has called for recognition.The international community, however, has set ensuring women&s rights and the
formation of an inclusive government as conditions for recognition.The post EU foreign policy chief criticizes lack of international
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