Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, met with Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
In a statement issued on Wednesday, July 8, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs said the two sides discussed the situation of Afghan refugees, humanitarian and development assistance for returnees, and future cooperation with the Afghan people.
Baradar thanked the United Nations and international organizations for providing humanitarian assistance to Afghan refugees.
He stressed that the UN and international organizations should focus their support on development projects to provide greater access to housing, education, electricity, clean drinking water, employment, and other essential services for returning refugees and internally displaced people.
Grandi said efforts would continue to mobilize greater international assistance for Afghanistan and help improve the living conditions of the Afghan people.
