Three negotiators of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on Sunday said there has not been any discussion at the table with the Taliban delegation about an interim government as part of a p
(Last Updated On: January 9, 2021)
Talks between the technical committees of the Afghanistan Republic’s team and the Taliban’s team around agenda-related proposals officially started in Doha on Saturday in what has become known as the “second round” of peace talks.
As the talks started, the leadership of the High Council for National Reconciliation in Kabul approved the guidelines for the second round of talks.
However, if the Afghan Republic’s team needs to make a decision, they will seek the cooperation and guidance of the council’s leadership.
“In this meeting, the country’s political leaders and members of the council committee discussed the latest developments in the peace talks, the visit of the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to Doha, the beginning of the second round of talks and the negotiating guidelines for the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan,” said Mujib Rahimi, senior advisor to the council’s chair
Women’s Role Critical in Promoting Peace December 15,2020
KABUL - The role of Afghan women in the peace process unlike its media portrayal is neither inadequate nor ceremonial. The tradition of stretching or holding one’s scarf corner is still alive and some women, sticking to this custom, are determined to bring peace to their country. A peace agreement was signed between the US and Taliban in Doha on February 29. Under the pact, 5,000 Taliban prisoners and 1,000 government inmates have been released. Last week, an agreement between the Afghan government and Taliban negotiating teams was reached on ‘procedural rules’ for .the peace talks in Doha.