Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, centre, poses for a photograph with the special envoys from the United States, Russia and China, before a meeting on Afghanistan, in Islamabad [Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP]
CNN: US, Russia, China and Pakistan meet to discuss Afghanistan as humanitarian crisis deepens
(CNN)Representatives from the United States, Russia, China, and Pakistan met on Thursday to discuss Afghanistan amid the deepening humanitarian crisis on the ground and months after the Taliban seized power.
The representatives of those four countries -- known as the extended troika -- also "met with senior Taliban representatives on the sidelines" of that meeting in Islamabad, according to a 15-point joint statement released by Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The meeting comes weeks after a similar discussion was held in Moscow, which was not attended by the United States. US Special Representative Tom West attended Thursday's extended troika talks.
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Update #1: Pakistan hosts US, Russia, China for talks on Afghanistan (ABC News/AP)
Update #2: Pakistan hosts US, China, Russia to discuss Afghanistan (Al Jazeera)
WNU Editor: The Taliban were also present .... Taliban Foreign Minister Meets With US, Russian, Chinese, Pakistani Special Representatives (VOA).
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