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Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi greets with acting Foreign Minister of the Interim Afghan government of Taliban Amir Khan Muttqi, upon his arrival in Kabul, Afghanistan October 21, 2021. Press Information Department (PID) Handout via REUTERS/ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.