Pakistan hosts US, Russia and China for talks on Afghanistan

An Afghan delegation led by Amir Khan Muttaqi, attends a meeting with Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, in Islamabad (Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs/AP)

Pakistan has hosted talks with special envoys from the United States, Russia and China on the path forward for Afghanistan, where a deepening humanitarian crisis has forced many Afghans to migrate to neighbouring countries following the Taliban takeover in August.

The international community has not recognised the government appointed by the Taliban.