Afghan delegation visits Norway for talks: Spokesman

Kabul, Jan 23 (IANS) A delegation of Afghanistan's caretaker government left for Norway to hold talks on different issues, a Spokesman of the Foreign Ministry said."A senior delegation led by (acting Foreign Minister) Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi left for Norway in a special flight of the said country where talks will be held with representatives of various countries and a number of Afghans about humanitarian aid, political, educational and economic issues," Spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi wrote on Twitter.Among members of the visiting team was Maulvi Matiul Haq Khalis, Acting Director-General of the Afghan Red Crescent Society, according to the society.The Taliban took over Kabul in mid-August last year, and announced in early September the formation of Afghanistan's caretaker government and some important personnel arrangements, Xinhua news agency reported.
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