KABUL (SW) – Days ahead of the second round of intra-Afghan talks in Doha, concerns have been raised over lack of coherence among members of the government team.
Fauzia Kofi, a member of the government’s peace delegation, said that although peace talks between the government and the Taliban had been underway for months, there was still no single definition or political vision for peace talks in the country. Addressing a moot in Kabul, she said a comprehensive agreement on principles and values is needed to reach a conclusion.
According to her, if the government does not reach a conclusion on the peace talks, there is a concern that the government’s peace delegation will lose the ability to defend the republic and democratic values.
Commenting on this, Framers Tamana, an expert on international relations, said on the occasion that both sides in the peace talks have no intention of reaching an understanding and are pursuing their own specific demands. According to him, some figures have obstructed the peace process and the United States has more vital role to play in the talks than the Afghan government and the Taliban.
He warned that if Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, remained at the forefront of the second round of peace talks between the government and the Taliban, the talks would be fruitless.
Other participants at the meeting expressed concern over the uncertain fate of peace talks in the country, saying that if the government did not make efforts to secure peace, the opportunity for peace might be lost.
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