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Afghanistan
Afghan Taliban insist on preconditions as direct talks expected in early March
2016-02-25
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Taliban group representatives based 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...
insist on preconditions of the group as direct talks between the Afghan government and representatives of the Taliban is expected to take place in the first week of March.

Admitting that the group is unaware of the potential upcoming direct talks with the Afghan government, a front man for the group's political office in Qatar, Mohammad Naim told Radio Free Europe (RFE) that they have not changed their preconditions for joining the grinding of the peace processor, which he had announced at the Pugwash research center in Doha on January 23.

The precondition of the Taliban including complete withdrawal of the foreign forces from Afghanistan, official recognition of Taliban's political office in Qatar, removal of Taliban from United Nations
...an idea whose time has gone...
terrorist blacklist, halt to the arrest and elimination of Taiban, and release of the Taliban inmates from prisons.

Pakistain has offered to host the first round of direct talks between the Afghan government and Taliban representatives following the conclusion of the fourth round of Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) meeting on Tuesday.

"The QCG member states invite all Taliban and other groups to participate through their authorized representatives in the first round of direct peace talks with the Afghan government expected to take place by the first week of March 2016," according to a joint statement by QCG.

The statement further added that the fifth round of the QCG meeting will take place in Islamabad immediately after the first round of direct peace talks.

The delegations were led by Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Khalil Karzai, Pakistain's Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing and U.S. Charge d'Affaires, David Lindwall.

Posted by:Fred

#1  And the PAK Taliban???

* FYI BHARAT RAKSHAK < [News24] ISIS FACTION CLAIMS PAKISTAN PROVIDED WEAPONS, TRAINING TO ISLAMIC STATE [+ Taliban]IN PAKISTAN.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2016-02-25 00:24  

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