Anti-Taliban Opposition Meets For Second Round of Talks in Vienna

The second round of the meeting of political and civil activists opposed to the Taliban kicked off on Monday in Vienna, the capital of Austria. About 30 individuals opposed to the Taliban have participated in the Vienna meeting.

Rangin Dadfar Spanta, the former Afghan National Security Advisor, told Afghanistan International that participants will discuss the coordination of efforts to establish a system based on the will of the people during the meeting.

According to ground reporters, National Resistance Front (NRF) leader, Ahmad Massoud; former National Security Advisor Rangin Dadfar Spanta; Professor Nazif Shahrani; Media owner Sanjar Sohail; and other opposition figures entered the meeting venue.

The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan had previously announced that this meeting will focus on building trust between the opposing factions of the Taliban and will continue for three days.

Rahmatullah Nabil, the former head of Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security (NDS) announced, "Given the current situation in Afghanistan, it is of utmost importance to prioritise the alignment of perspectives in addressing the Afghan issue and to acknowledge every endeavour that facilitates consensus and constructive dialogue.” However, Nabil said that he has not been able to participate in the meeting.