Afghanistan, Feb. 14 -- The spokesperson for the US State Department confirmed that Thomas West and Rina Amiri will represent the country at the Doha meeting.

Matthew Miller said that the US strongly supports the Security Council resolution on appointing a new UN special representative, as reported by Afghanistan International.

Mr. Miller urged the UN to act on appointing a new special representative for Afghanistan at the "earliest opportunity".

He added that the special representative would have a suitable position for international engagement in Afghanistan and achieving the goals set out in the Security Council resolution.

The Doha meeting on Afghanistan, hosted by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, will take place on the 18th...