The Fragility and Ambiguity of Talks Are Concerning December 30,2020
Conflicting views about peace talks are likely to undermine the process. Afghan officials and political figures have to adopt a unanimous approach to the talks. There still seems ambiguity and the republic negotiating team is not aware of their authority or roadmap of the negotiations. The negotiating sides are consulting with their leadership and will hold talks in few days. They have to come to the table with full authority in the upcoming meeting. Afghan First Vice President Amrullah Saleh said that the Taliban developed false confidence and the road to peace did not cross only from Doha, however, the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) reiterates talks regardless of the venue. The conciliatory remarks of the HCNR and Saleh’s rhetoric seem to be conflicting. Afghan officials and political figures have to reach a national consensus on the peace process.
Reconciliation Council Agrees to Form Technical Team for Talks December 30,2020
KABUL - The leadership committee of the High Council for National Reconciliation in a two-day session has decided to form a technical group for consultations with the negotiating team of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan during the negotiations that are expected to resume on Jan. 5. The Afghan government has pledged that the second round of the talks will be held on January 5, 2021, in Qatar. The two-day session was also held to determine the stance of the negotiating team in the talks and its authority in the negotiations. “A group of some members of the negotiating team and the leadership council will be part of a group to prepare the views of the leadership committee for the negotiating team and to provide direction to the peace delegation,” said Fraidoon Khwazoon, a spokesman of the reconciliation council.
KABUL: The leadership committee of the High Council for National Reconciliation in a two-day session has decided to form a technical group for consultations with the negotiating team of the Islamic.
Reconciliation Council Agrees to Form Technical Team for Talks
The leadership committee of the High Council for National Reconciliation in a two-day session has decided to form a technical group for consultations with the negotiating team of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan during the negotiations that are expected to resume on Jan. 5.
The Afghan government has pledged that the second round of the talks will be held on January 5, 2021, in Qatar.
The two-day session was also held to determine the stance of the negotiating team in the talks and its authority in the negotiations.
“A group of some members of the negotiating team and the leadership council will be part of a group to prepare the views of the leadership committee for the negotiating team and to provide direction to the peace delegation,” said Fraidoon Khwazoon, a spokesman of the reconciliation council.
Why India Chose Silence on Accepting Afghan Envoys? December 22,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan has no envoy in India since two and a half years as New Delhi has chosen silence to approve or reject the credentials of an Afghan envoy introduced to the country 16 months ago. Turkey, Tajikistan, Holland and Kuwait are other countries who in recent years have been silent over approval of credentials from Afghan envoys. Some experts say intelligence concerns and disregard for diplomatic and international norms as well as internal political differences in Afghanistan are to blame for disapproval of Afghan envoys to foreign countries. Shaida Mohammad Abdali was the last ambassador to India where he served for six years before resigning in September 2018.