Taliban representatives were responsible for education and foreign affairs.
Japanese officials, during a Tuesday meeting with representatives of the Afghan government of the Islamist Taliban movement, called on human rights in the country. This is reported to TASR, according to the AFP report.
According to the Japanese Foreign Ministry, the delegation was met by the director of the Middle East and Africa Department of Tychihide Ando. The names of Taliban representatives are not known, but according to Afghan media, it should be responsible for education and foreign affairs.
Ando’s representatives of Afghanistan urged to observe human rights and support an inclusive political process.
Taliban introduced a hard interpretation of Islamic law in Afghanistan
The Taliban movement has introduced a hard interpretation of Islamic law in Afghanistan, including a return to public whipping and executions. It has forbidden women to educate, work or visit some public places.
The Taliban government regularly visits neighboring countries, as well as Central Asia, Russia and China. In addition, it visited officially Europe only at diplomatic summits in Norway in 2022 and 2023. In the case of Japan, this is the first visit to Taliban representatives since the takeover of power in 2021.
The Nippon Foundation, as the organizer of a visit to the meeting, emphasized “Cruel conditions in which women and children in Afghanistan are forced to live. “We wanted them to recognize the need to receive humanitarian aid for those who are vulnerable,” AFP told the reason for organizing a visit.
