Afghan former minister returns to country – gov’t

The state minister for peace of the former government, Abdul Salam Rahimi has returned to Afghanistan, the Afghan caretaker government said on Saturday.

The government said in a statement that, “Acting Foreign Minister, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi along with several other senior officials welcomed Rahimi in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here on Saturday.”

Many Afghan security forces and civil servants left Afghanistan following the takeover by the Taliban.

Efforts were underway to ensure that all Afghans who left the country return to the country, according to the statement.

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