Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum Hedayatullah Badri attended the 7th Russian Energy Week International Forum in Moscow on Friday, the ministry's spokesman Homayoun Afghan said.

Homayoun Afghan said in a post on X that Badri participated in this international forum, which was held in Moscow with the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, high-ranking officials of the energy sector of 55 countries, and many officials of huge energy, oil and gas companies.

In this forum, Badri met with the representatives of Trans-Oil Group, Gazprom, Ural Turbine and invited them to invest in Afghanistan's oil and gas.

On Wednesday, Hedayatullah Badri and his accompanying delegation left for Russia to attend this forum. They will stay in Moscow for three days from September 26 to 28.

The United States judges the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) by what they do, not by what they say, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday.

Speaking at a press conference, Jean-Pierre noted that the IEA wants international legitimacy, to be removed from sanction lists, and foreign financing to restart the Afghan economy.

“These aspirations require the Taliban (IEA) to live up to their commitments,” she said. “At minimum, Afghanistan cannot strengthen its economy unless women are able to participate in all aspect of society without limitations.”

The press secretary said that the United States will “continue to engage with the Taliban (IEA) on matters of our interest, for example, on respect for the rights of women and girls and the return of wrongfully detained U.S. citizens.”

The Islamic Emirate has repeatedly said that it has fulfilled its commitments in the Doha Agreement and that the rights of women and girls are ensured according to Sharia.

On the Americans detained in Afghanistan, the Islamic Emirate has said that it is ready to release them in exchange for the Afghans held by the US.

Pakistan's minister for States and Frontier Regions Amir Muqam has sought the support of the international community, United Nations and the Islamic Emirate for the repatriation of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan.

During his visit to an Afghan refugees’ camp in Saranan, Qila Abdullah District in Balochistan province on Thursday, Muqam said Pakistan will provide “all possible help and assistance” to the returning Afghan refugees for their “honourable and respectful” departure to their country, Dawn newspaper reported.

“I’m visiting the refugee camp myself to review the difficulties being faced by you people,” said Muqam, whose ministry oversees matters relating to merged areas and Afghan refugees.

He said no country in the world, other than Pakistan, allowed refugees to live without proper documentation.

While referring to attacks in Pakistan, the minister asked the Afghan government to ensure that its soil is not used for attacks in any other nation, including Pakistan. The Islamic Emirate has repeatedly emphasized that it will not allow Afghanistan's soil to be used against any other country.

He also claimed that Afghan immigrants living in different countries were doing “propaganda” against Pakistan.

“They have to realise that they should not create difficulties for Afghan refugees living in Pakistan,” he said.

Last November, Pakistan launched a crackdown on illegal immigrants, and so far hundreds of thousands of Afghans have left the country.