MPs Warn Crisis If Taliban Demand to Amend Constitution Fulfilled

A number of members of parliament warned of crisis if Taliban group demand the amendment of constitution.

They said that a scheme should be created for negotiation with Taliban group that Taliban’s cease-fire, disarmament and position noted in it.

Taliban fighters’ coordination with Afghan leaders is another concern for Afghan legislators.

Some of them are said to believe that the government had a widespread weakness in providing security for Afghan people.

“Amendment in constitution by Taliban’s demand leads the country toward crisis,” Fakuri Beheshti, member of Parliament said.

Shukrya BarikZai said, “Afghan leaders auctioned Afghanistan for power and I regret that Taliban are coordinated than them.”

Parliament members claimed that several military checkpoints have fallen by the bloody attacks of Taliban in Faryab and 60 people including civilians have been beheaded by them.

They are said to consider failure in sending auxiliary force and weapons the main cause for capturing of those areas by Taliban.

“Faryab is falling into Taliban’s hand. Nearly 400 foreign Taliban are fighting there,” Fawzia Raofi, Member of Parliament said.

After 14 years of bloody war, for the first time Afghan representatives with Taliban have sat around a table for peace talks which in the first round of talks both sides said that some of the constitution is adjustable.

Reported by Fawad Naseri