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Liaison Office Seven Taliban leaders take families to Qatar
Kabul—The Afghan High Peace Council announced that seven Taliban leaders have taken their families to Qatar while no official letters either from Qatar or US has arrived to the council.
After the government agreed with a Taliban liaison office in
Qatar, the practical process has started in Qatar, The council’s international advisor said. Afghan government has agreed to opening an office for Taliban in Qatar on condition that the negotiation process is led by Afghans.
The council says that it hasn’t received details about the Taliban leaders who have gone to Qatar. “We have heard through the media about it, but we haven’t received any official letter from US, Qatar or the Taliban,” Mohammad Ismail Qasimyar, International Advisor of the Afghan High Peace Council said. “We don’t know their names and family members. We have heard that six to seven Taliban leaders and their families have gone there.” Meanwhile, the High Peace Council has put in some conditions for talks with the Taliban. But it says it hasn’t received any response from the Taliban in this regard. “We set our conditions, we are waiting for Taliban’s response,” Mr Qasimi added. The High Peace Council emphasises on Afghan leadership of the negotiation which is well respected by international community. The conditions are: - The office should only be used for negotiations - The office should be in Afghanistan if the situation suits, if not in one of the Islamic countries preferably in Saudi Arabia or Turkey. - First arrangements should be made without intervention of the host country. - War should be stopped in Afghanistan before the start of negotiations - Armed oppositions should cut all their ties with al-Qaeda and other terrorist networks. - The achievements of last decade should remain unhurt. - Afghan constitution must be respected. - The sovereignty of Afghanistan must be recognised. - Pakistan must support peace negotiations because the bases of the armed oppositions are there. - Elected an powerful representatives from both sides should continue the negotiations. —NNI
Kabul—The Afghan High Peace Council announced that seven Taliban leaders have taken their families to Qatar while no official letters either from Qatar or US has arrived to the council.
After the government agreed with a Taliban liaison office in
Qatar, the practical process has started in Qatar, The council’s international advisor said. Afghan government has agreed to opening an office for Taliban in Qatar on condition that the negotiation process is led by Afghans.
The council says that it hasn’t received details about the Taliban leaders who have gone to Qatar. “We have heard through the media about it, but we haven’t received any official letter from US, Qatar or the Taliban,” Mohammad Ismail Qasimyar, International Advisor of the Afghan High Peace Council said. “We don’t know their names and family members. We have heard that six to seven Taliban leaders and their families have gone there.” Meanwhile, the High Peace Council has put in some conditions for talks with the Taliban. But it says it hasn’t received any response from the Taliban in this regard. “We set our conditions, we are waiting for Taliban’s response,” Mr Qasimi added. The High Peace Council emphasises on Afghan leadership of the negotiation which is well respected by international community. The conditions are: - The office should only be used for negotiations - The office should be in Afghanistan if the situation suits, if not in one of the Islamic countries preferably in Saudi Arabia or Turkey. - First arrangements should be made without intervention of the host country. - War should be stopped in Afghanistan before the start of negotiations - Armed oppositions should cut all their ties with al-Qaeda and other terrorist networks. - The achievements of last decade should remain unhurt. - Afghan constitution must be respected. - The sovereignty of Afghanistan must be recognised. - Pakistan must support peace negotiations because the bases of the armed oppositions are there. - Elected an powerful representatives from both sides should continue the negotiations. —NNI
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