en Afghan funds as the nation reels from crises of poverty and hunger.
The discussion will centre around"creating a mechanism for releasing the frozen Afghan reserves", said Ahmad Wali Haqmal, a spokesman for Afghanistan's finance ministry."We're expecting this would be a serious round of talks." The delegation includes central bank Governor Mohammad Idris and Deputy Finance Minister Nazir Kabiri. They will meet with the US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Thomas West and officials from the treasury department, Haqmal said.
The meeting is the first since May 21 when the West urged Muttaqi to remove restrictions on girls' education.The meeting is taking place soon after the Washington Post reported that the administration of US President Joe Biden is working with Taliban leadership on a mechanism to allow Afghanistan's government to use its central bank reserves, while curtailing the Taliban's access.
It also comes as the Taliban are holding their first grand gathering of 3,000 people, mostly Islamic scholars, in the capital Kabul on Thursday to discuss pressing issues including the ban on girls' education and how to engage with the world in the absence of international legitimacy.after the Taliban took control of the country by force last year.
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