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Taliban reaffirms authority of its Qatar 'political office'
[DAWN] The Afghan Taliban said Sunday that its "political office" in Qatar...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates... is the only entity authorized to carry out negotiations on its behalf, reinforcing the authority of the man who took control of the group amid a tussle over command following the death of long-time leader Mullah Mohammad Omar. The Taliban made the declaration in a summary emailed by front man Zabihullah Mujahid of a statement it made during unofficial, closed-door talks taking place in the Qatari capital, Doha. Calling itself the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan," the group also laid out a series of demands including the release of an unspecified number of prisoners and the removal of senior members from a UN blacklist. It described the demands as "preliminary steps needed for peace." Posted by: Fred 2016-01-25 |
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