Afghan delegation to meet Panjab's proxies in Qatar

[ComradePashtun]

Afghan delegation to meet with Taliban in Qatar - official
KABUL | BY RAFIQ SHARZAD

(Reuters) - An Afghan delegation is headed to Qatar for "open discussions" with representatives of Taliban insurgents over the next few days aimed at ending Afghanistan's long war, officials said on Friday.

The scheduled meeting would mark a significant step towards opening formal talks to ending the war, but it was not clear on Friday whether the Taliban's reclusive supreme leader had approved them.

Pakistan's army chief told Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in February that senior figures in the Taliban were open to direct talks with Kabul to end the war, but until now there had been little sign of progress.

The 20-member Afghan delegation will attend preliminary talks set for Sunday and Monday, said Attaullah Ludin, deputy chief of the country's High Peace Council.

"The open discussions are based on peace in Afghanistan. There will be representatives from Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Taliban and some other organisations," Ludin said.

He added that members of the High Peace Council would be meeting the Taliban in Qatar and also two representatives of Hizb-i-Islami, another militant group fighting Afghanistan's U.S.-backed government that also has a political wing.

A senior Taliban official in Qatar confirmed that a meeting was set for the next several days with Afghan figures, as well as some from Pakistan and other countries.

The Taliban official also said that Hizb-i-Islami figures would participate in the meeting. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to reveal the talks.

"It's top secret so far," he said.

(Additional reporting by Jibran Ahmad in Peshawar, Pakistan; Writing by Kay Johnson; Editing by Clarence Fernandez and Dominic Evans)

[Khostai]

-_- this talks are useless, nothing will come from it.

[ComradePashtun]

Panjab will be just puppeteering them, pay attention: "open discussions" "There will be representatives from Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Taliban"

Shame on these traitors and shameless *******s.

[ComradePashtun]

Talib Panjab's puppets should be exterminated and fought to the end and that will be the most honorable thing to do.

[marwat]

Panjab will be just puppeteering them, pay attention: "open discussions" "There will be representatives from Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Taliban"

Shame on these traitors and shameless *******s.

why should there be any representative from pakistan. aren't taliban going to oppose them since they brag every time that they will talk only with Afghan owned government not to puppet .

[khushal]

why should there be any representative from pakistan. aren't taliban going to oppose them since they brag every time that they will talk only with Afghan owned government not to puppet .

You are correct. Comrade Ghul is a moron, he does not know anything.

The reason that the Taliban would not and can not negotiate with the Afghan Gov is because if they do, then they have to abide by all the contracts and agreements the Afghan Gov signed with foreign governments but if they negotiate with Americans, they can say that since the Afghan gov was a puppet and illegitimate and foreign created, then they don't have to abide by those agreements.

which is why they will never make an agreement with them. This is all Afghan gov propaganda.

Again, I do not support the Taliban, I am merely here to explain why things are the way they are and if we know the why, we can predict what is and what will be more accurately.

[marwat]

You are correct. Comrade Ghul is a moron, he does not know anything.

The reason that the Taliban would not and can not negotiate with the Afghan Gov is because if they do, then they have to abide by all the contracts and agreements the Afghan Gov signed with foreign governments but if they negotiate with Americans, they can say that since the Afghan gov was a puppet and illegitimate and foreign created, then they don't have to abide by those agreements.

which is why they will never make an agreement with them. This is all Afghan gov propaganda.

Again, I do not support the Taliban, I am merely here to explain why things are the way they are and if we know the why, we can predict what is and what will be more accurately.

khushal taliban did not said they are going to negotiate with american only. you are miss quoting them. they said they are going to negotiate with american first and then with Afghan government. taliban want to bring legitimacy to their cause and they got it. i am dead sure secret talks have been occurred between taliban and american. that is why Afghan taliban and Mullah Omar is no more on american target list.

[Da Bannu Mazdigar]

As long as you don't accept that the problem lies within your own border,you won't overcome this problem.

gone are the days of Pakistan having complete hold over talibs in afghanistan.

[DSM0305]

As long as you don't accept that the problem lies within your own border,you won't overcome this problem.

gone are the days of Pakistan having complete hold over talibs in afghanistan.

Do you believe that India is responsible for the problems in Pakistan? Like supporting insurgency, seperatist, TTP or the anti Pakistani sentiment that some may have in Pakistan and even Afghanistan?

[Da Bannu Mazdigar]

Do you believe that India is responsible for the problems in Pakistan? Like supporting insurgency, seperatist, TTP or the anti Pakistani sentiment that some may have in Pakistan and even Afghanistan?

India does support TTP and BLA along with other anti Pak Factions in Pakistan but it doesn't mean we should rule out that the problem is only because of india and not our own.

[tripledouble]

Afghanistan will never progress & get out of it's mess until it stops blaming Pakistan or "Punjabis" for all problems

Ashraf Ghani said it right: "terrorists don't carry passports"