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Qureshi will focus in his talks with Afghan Foreign Minister
Amir Khan Muttaqi and other Taliban leaders "on ways and means
to deepen cooperation in diverse areas", Pakistan's foreign
ministry said in a statement.
The delegation included the head of the ISI intelligence
service, Faiz Hameed, who visited Kabul in the immediate
aftermath of the fall of the city.
The visit comes after prolonged problems at the Chaman border
crossing, one of the main trade transit points between
Afghanistan and Pakistan, which has been closed for more than
two weeks, causing severe problems for truckers and exporters.
In addition, Pakistan International Airlines, the only
international airline that had been operating regularly in
Kabul, last week suspended flights, complaining of interference
and harassment of its staff by Taliban officials.
"The Foreign Minister's visit reflects Pakistan's consistent
policy of supporting the brotherly Afghan people, deepening
bilateral trade and economic relations, and facilitating closer
people-to-people contacts," the ministry statement said.
The border closure has hurt Afghan fruit producers near the
southern city of Kandahar, with pomegranates and other export
produce left to rot because trucks cannot get through to their
markets across the border.
(Reporting by James Mackenzie; Editing by Gareth Jones)
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