Taliban Foreign Minister Visits Oman For Talks On Political & Economic Relations

Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s Foreign Minister, travelled to Oman on Sunday, 9 March at the invitation of Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi, Oman’s Foreign Minister.

According to a statement from the Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Muttaqi is expected to hold discussions on political and economic relations with Omani officials during his visit.

This trip follows the Taliban’s announcement in September that their diplomats had taken control of Afghanistan’s embassy in Oman. On 15 September, Zia Ahmad Takal, Deputy Spokesperson for the Taliban Foreign Ministry, stated that the embassy’s services had resumed with the cooperation of the Omani government.

Although no country has officially recognised the Taliban, some regional nations have allowed their diplomats to operate in embassies under their administration.