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Taliban Slams Gov’t List for Doha Talks
The Taliban insurgent group on Wednesday slammed the Afghan government lengthy list of participants for Qatar summit.
The Afghan government announced Tuesday a list of 250 people that will attend at the intra-Afghan dialogue in Doha, the capital of Qatar.
But the Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement that “the creators of Kabul list” must realize that it is a meeting in Gulf country and “not an invitation to some wedding” at a hotel in Kabul.
The statement further said that the representatives of the group will not be negotiating with any official as government envoy.
Meanwhile, some politicians said they will not attend at the meeting due to reasons.
In a statement, Atta Mohammad Noor, the Chief Executive of Jamiat Islami and former governor of Balkh province said he will not attend with this running order, adding that it is Ghani’s intentional act to sabotage the peace efforts.
Noor also said that the list of participants ignores social balance and the presence of “the Jihad and resistance faction as an important side”.
In addition, Amrullah Saleh, the running mate of President Ashraf Ghani in 2019 presidential election and former intelligence chief also said that he will not go to the meeting.
“I remain grateful to President Ashraf Ghani for adding me in the list of speakers to represent the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Doha conference. However I won’t attend. Taliban are the only and the biggest obstacle to peace as they continue the campaign of massacre and destruction,” Saleh tweeted on Wednesday.
The Qatar meeting is scheduled to be held on 19-21 April.
Afghanistan’s Ministry of National Defense has announced that the country’s air force carried out an attack today (Sunday) on a military camp in Wana, the main town of South Waziristan, in retaliation for last night’s attacks on Kandahar.
Enayatullah Khwarizmi, the spokesperson for the ministry, said that the SSG’s (Special Service Group) building and other key facilities inside the camp were targeted in the strike.
He added that a large part of the command headquarters and other facilities of this important center were destroyed, and Pakistani soldiers suffered heavy human and material losses in the attack.
Local officials in Kandahar said a center for drug addicts was struck during recent Pakistani regime air raids in the province. Authorities confirmed that no casualties were reported in the incident.
Meanwhile, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense said Afghan security forces carried out retaliatory operations following the latest Pakistani airstrikes.
According to Sadeequllah Nasrat, Deputy Spokesperson for Strategic Communications and Information at the Ministry of Defense, Afghan defensive forces captured a Pakistani military position known as the “Janda Post” in Zazi Maidan district of Khost province along the Durand Line during the night.
Nasrat said the operation was part of ongoing retaliatory actions under the campaign known as “Rad al-Zulm,” describing it as a defensive response to what he called Pakistani aggression.
He also released a video showing Afghan forces taking control of the military post.
The developments come amid rising tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan following a series of cross strikes that have drawn criticism from regional figures and increased concerns over further escalation.
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China offers to mediate between Kabul and Islamabad
China’s special envoy for Afghanistan is actively shuttling between Kabul and Islamabad to encourage dialogue and reconciliation.
Amid rising tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan, China has stepped forward to mediate and prevent further escalation of the conflict.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed Beijing’s readiness to assist in resolving the tensions during a phone call with Amir Khan Muttaqi, Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister.
China’s special envoy for Afghanistan is actively shuttling between Kabul and Islamabad to encourage dialogue and reconciliation.
The ministry’s statement emphasized: “China hopes both sides maintain calm, conduct face-to-face talks as soon as possible, establish a ceasefire, and resolve disputes through dialogue.”
Analysts, however, caution that while the mediation may help reduce short-term tensions, the conflict may persist unless Pakistan’s policy toward Afghanistan changes.
The Islamic Emirate has reiterated that it seeks no conflict with neighbors but reserves the right to defend Afghanistan’s territory.
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