Dhaka, March 26 -- Kabul witnessed a flurry of diplomatic activity at the end of January, with 11 countries accepting the Taliban's invitation to attend an international conference dubbed "Afghanistan Regional Cooperation Initiative."

The multilateral meeting was aimed at developing regional cooperation and was attended by representatives of countries like India, China, Russia, Pakistan and Iran, among others, according to Taliban authorities.

It wasn't clear whether the gathering produced any concrete results. But the conference seems to underline the will of the Taliban regime to build good relations with neighboring countries.

The Islamic fundamentalist group can claim some initial success in its efforts to gain international recogn...