Abdullah Offers Prisoners, Removal from Blacklist to Taliban
Chairman the High Council of National Reconciliation (HCNR) Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday said that several opportunities for bringing peace in the country have been lost, stating that the country can’t afford the current opportunity for peace to be wasted.
Abdullah said that all Taliban prisoners will be freed, and the names of the Taliban’s members will be removed from the UN blacklist after the Taliban agree to peace.
“We have lost a lot of opportunities, if these opportunities (current talks in Doha) are wasted, then we will not have much time to work every single day, the people are sacrificed due to the prevailing war,” said Abdullah.
Taliban Fully Prepared for Next Round of Talks: Spokesman
The second round of the peace negotiations between the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban are set to begin on January 5 in Doha, Qatar.
The Taliban’s spokesman Mohammad Naeem told TOLOnews that the group was fully prepared for the second round of talks.
“We will return to what was agreed, we do not have any problem in this matter,” said Naeem.
Meanwhile, the delegation representing the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in the talks with the Taliban has also said that the republic’s team has conducted necessary consultations and will return to the talks at the scheduled time.
Mullah Baradar: Taliban Meets in Pakistan Over Peace Talks
The Taliban’s deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has said that all decisions about the peace process are being finalized in consultation with the Taliban’s leadership and the Taliban’s cleric council in Pakistan.
Baradar made the remarks while visiting wounded members of the Taliban in the Pakistan city of Karachi, saying that the Taliban’s leadership exists in Pakistan.
The Taliban have so far not commented about the place of Baradar’s meeting with wounded members of the group.
Meanwhile, sources close to the Taliban have said that during his trip to Pakistan, Baradar also met the Taliban senior military commanders and discussions were held about reducing violence.
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