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Shafaq News
17-02-2025
- Business
- Shafaq News
Taliban makes historic visit to Japan
Shafaq News/ On Monday, a Taliban government delegation arrived in Japan in its first official visit, seeking international recognition following its return to power in August 2021, Afghan Deputy Minister of Economy Latif Nazari announced. The delegation, comprising representatives from the ministries of Foreign Affairs, Economy, and Higher Education, departed Kabul on Saturday for a weeklong visit to meet with Japanese officials. Nazari wrote on X, "We seek engagement with the world for a strong, united, and developed Afghanistan." عازم جاپان هستیمهیات بلندپایه امارت اسلامی امروز عازم جاپان است. ما برای یک افغانستان قوی، متحد، پیشرفته، مرفه، توسعه یافته و عضو فعال جامعه بین المللی در پی تعامل عزت مندانه با جهان هستیم. — nazari (@Drnazari18) February 15, 2025 Japanese broadcaster NHK, citing Afghan diplomatic sources, reported that the delegation will hold discussions with Japanese government officials. Japan's Foreign Ministry declined to comment when contacted by Agence France-Presse (AFP). While the Taliban has previously sent envoys to Central Asia, Russia, and China, this is their first official engagement with Japan, in addition to limited diplomatic outreach in Europe, with visits to Norway in 2022 and 2023 for international summits. Japan relocated its Kabul embassy to Qatar, where senior Afghan diplomats are now based. Meanwhile, the international community has resumed diplomatic and humanitarian activities in Afghanistan, one of the world's poorest nations, where 85% of the 45 million population live on less than a dollar a day, according to the United Nations.
Khaleej Times
17-02-2025
- Politics
- Khaleej Times
Taliban delegation visits Japan in rare trip outside region
A Taliban government delegation was visiting Japan for the first time on Monday, in a rare diplomatic visit outside of the region. The Afghan delegation left Kabul on Saturday, in a visit that local media said would last one week and included officials from the higher education, foreign affairs and economy ministries. "We seek dignified interaction with the world for a strong, united, advanced, prosperous, developed Afghanistan and to be an active member of the international community," Latif Nazari, a deputy minister at the ministry of economy who is part of the delegation, tweeted on Saturday. The Taliban government makes regular visits to neighbouring and regional countries, including in Central Asia, Russia and China. However, it has only officially visited Europe for diplomacy summits in Norway in 2022 and 2023. Japan's embassy in Kabul temporarily relocated to Qatar after the fall of the previous foreign-backed government and the takeover by the Taliban in 2021. But it has since reopened and resumed diplomatic and humanitarian activities in the country. The Afghan delegation plans to "exchange views with Japanese government officials during their stay", Japan's public broadcaster NHK reported, citing unnamed Afghan diplomatic sources. Japan's foreign ministry could not immediately comment on the visit when contacted by AFP.
Express Tribune
17-02-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Afghanistan's Taliban govt makes first diplomatic trip to Japan
Listen to article A Taliban delegation arrived in Japan on Sunday, marking the first time that the rulers of Afghanistan have made a diplomatic trip outside the region since regaining control of the country in 2021. The delegation, which includes officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Higher Education, Ministry of Economy, and Ministry of Health, is expected to stay in Japan for a week. This rare trip comes as part of the Taliban's efforts to engage with the global community and build diplomatic ties. While the Taliban has frequently made visits to neighbouring countries such as China, Russia, and nations in Central Asia, its diplomatic outreach to countries outside the region has been limited. The group has only made formal visits to Europe for diplomacy summits in Norway in 2022 and 2023. Latif Nazari, the Deputy Minister at Afghanistan's Ministry of Economy, shared the delegation's objectives in a tweet, stating that the visit was part of the group's goal to foster "dignified interaction with the world" and to establish Afghanistan as a "strong, united, advanced, prosperous, and developed" nation. He further added that the Taliban aims to become an active member of the international community. The Afghan delegation plans to exchange views with Japanese government officials during their visit. They are also expected to discuss potential diplomatic relations and seek humanitarian support, according to Japan's public broadcaster NHK. Japan's embassy in Kabul had temporarily relocated to Qatar after the Taliban's takeover in 2021. However, the embassy has since reopened and resumed diplomatic and humanitarian activities in Afghanistan. The Taliban's visit to Japan comes just days after a deadly suicide bombing in Kabul, for which Daesh claimed responsibility. The attack took place outside the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing and has been part of a growing series of security challenges in the country. Japan's embassy in Kabul condemned the attack, calling for an immediate halt to such acts of terrorism. This diplomatic trip to Japan is seen as an important step in the Taliban's efforts to gain international recognition and secure support as it works to rebuild Afghanistan.
Al Jazeera
17-02-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Afghanistan's Taliban makes debut diplomatic trip to Japan
A Taliban delegation has arrived in Japan on what is the first visit by the group that rules Afghanistan, according to media in the East Asian country. The delegation, consisting of foreign affairs, education, economy and health officials, arrived on Sunday for a weeklong visit, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported. The visit is a rarity for the Taliban, whose diplomatic trips have previously remained close to Afghanistan since regaining power in 2021. The Taliban representatives are expected to seek humanitarian support and potentially discuss diplomatic ties with Japanese officials. Latif Nazari, a deputy minister at the Taliban's economy ministry, described the visit as part of the group's efforts to become an 'active member of the international community'. 'We seek dignified interaction with the world for a strong, united, advanced, prosperous, developed Afghanistan and to be an active member of the international community,' Nazari, who is part of the delegation, wrote in a post on X on Saturday. Citing Afghan diplomatic sources, Japan's public broadcaster NHK said the Taliban representatives plan to 'exchange views with Japanese government officials'. Rare trip outside the region While the Taliban government makes regular visits to neighbouring and regional countries, including Central Asia, Russia and China, it rarely travels outside the region. It has officially visited Europe only for diplomacy summits in Norway in 2022 and 2023. Japan's embassy in Kabul temporarily relocated to Qatar after the fall of the previous foreign-backed government and the takeover by the Taliban in 2021. But it has since reopened and resumed diplomatic and humanitarian activities in the country. The Taliban's visit to Japan comes just days after ISIL (ISIS) claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing outside the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing in Kabul, the latest in a series of attacks by the group. Japan's embassy condemned the attack, posting on X on Sunday that 'these attacks of terror must cease immediately'.
Arab News
17-02-2025
- Business
- Arab News
Taliban delegation visits Japan in rare trip outside region
KABUL: A Taliban government delegation was visiting Japan for the first time on Monday, in a rare diplomatic visit outside of the region. The Afghan delegation left Kabul on Saturday, in a visit that local media said would last one week and included officials from the higher education, foreign affairs, and economy ministries. 'We seek dignified interaction with the world for a strong, united, advanced, prosperous, developed Afghanistan and to be an active member of the international community,' Latif Nazari, a deputy minister at the ministry of economy who is part of the delegation, tweeted on Saturday. The Taliban government makes regular visits to neighboring and regional countries, including in Central Asia, Russia and China. However, it has only officially visited Europe for diplomacy summits in Norway in 2022 and 2023. Japan's embassy in Kabul temporarily relocated to Qatar after the fall of the previous foreign-backed government and the takeover by the Taliban in 2021. However, it has since reopened and resumed diplomatic and humanitarian activities in the country.
