Taliban Blame Kabul for Cancelation of Qatar Meeting
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid blamed the Afghan government for cancellation of Qatar meeting in a statement released Friday, saying that “Kabul Administration” is seeking to sabotage any peace process.
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid blamed the Afghan government for cancellation of Qatar meeting in a statement released Friday, saying that “Kabul Administration” is seeking to sabotage any peace process.
“Both the hosts of the conference and Qatar made it clear and even stipulated this point in the invitation letters that all individuals shall partake in personal capacity but the head of Kabul administration (Ashraf Ghani and another official Umar Daudzai) repeatedly held press conferences and declared that members selected by them shall participate as representatives of the Kabul administration, a clear attempt at sabotaging this conference and peace efforts,” the statement read.
From the eyes of the Taliban, the meetings of the reconciliation council were “mysterious” and the determination of red lines was an attempt to cancel the Qatar meeting.
However, the Afghan presidential palace (Arg) claimed that Qatar’s meeting was canceled by the Qatari governmenta at the request of the Taliban group.
