Islamabad, November 30, 2021 (PPI-OT):The Centre for Afghanistan Middle East and Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted an in-house meeting with Ms. Mette Knudsen, the Deputy Special Representative (Political) DSRSG, for Afghanistan in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Ms. Knudsen was accompanied by Seniour Political Affairs Officer, Mr. Dmitri Kabaev, the Head of UNAMA Liaison Office in Islamabad, Mr. Peter Drewniany and the Special Assistant to the DSRSG, Ms. Aniella Van Bakel.
During the meeting, the situation in Afghanistan was discussed at length and the delegation was briefed extensively by Ms. Amina Khan, Director CAMEA about Pakistan’s role in Afghanistan as well as the regional perspectives on the issue. There was an exchange of views regarding the grave humanitarian crisis, economic challenges, women’s rights and counterterrorism issues in Afghanistan, and the urgent need to remain engaged with the political dispensation in Afghanistan to avert a breakdown of the state.
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