Negotiating team members head to Doha, hope to resume peace talks

A number of Afghan Republic talks team members left Kabul Tuesday for Doha, Qatar, where they are hoping to resume peace talks with the Taliban.

Fawzia Kofi, a member of the republic’s team, said in a tweet that she’s on her way back to Doha and hopes for “meaningful and results-based negotiations.”

She also said she hopes these talks will lead to an “end to the bloodshed and suffering of my people.”

“We need to see more willingness and sincerity in the talks as the few months ahead of us are crucial for Afghanistan and the region,” she said.

Also with Kofi was fellow talks team member Ghulam Farooq Majrooh, who said the republic’s team hopes for meaningful negotiations this time around.

This comes after an almost four-month break in the stalled process.

“We are going back to Doha with a strong will to start serious and meaningful negotiations,” Majrooh said.

He stated: “We expect the other side (Taliban) to return to negotiations with the same intention.”

Sources, meanwhile, told Ariana News that all members of the Taliban negotiating team have also arrived in Doha, and are waiting for the resumption of the talks.