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Davos 2023: Qatar says engagement with Taliban needed despite 'disappointing' actions

Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani speaks during a news conference with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured), in Doha, Qatar, November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari/File Photo

Qatar's foreign minister said on Tuesday that recent measures taken by Afghanistan's Taliban-led administration were "very disappointing" but that Doha would continue engaging as the only way forward to achieve change on the ground.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said Doha was also consulting with other Muslim countries to establish a dialogue with Taliban officials in Kandahar, and while it would "not be an easy job" it was important to keep trying.

The Islamist Taliban-led administration, which seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021, has imposed bans on women working for aid groups or attending universities and high school.

(Reporting by Mahal El Dahan; Writing by Ghaida Ghantous, Editing by William Maclean)

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