Taliban Opponents Meet Peace Foundation Delegation To Discuss Afghan Peace Issue

Several leaders of the National Resistance Council for the Salvation of Afghanistan met with a delegation from the Global Peace Foundation US in Ankara on Saturday.

Senior members of the council, including Abdul Rashid Dostum, Mohammad Mohaqiq, Almas Zahid, and Basir Anwar, attended the meeting.

One of the participants told Afghanistan International that researchers from the foundation discussed the resumption of Afghanistan's peace process with the leaders of the National Resistance Council. He added that the council leaders presented their positions regarding peace talks and national reconciliation in the country.

Mohammad Mohaqiq, one of the attendees, stated that they provided the American delegation with explanations about the objectives behind forming the National Resistance Council for the Salvation of Afghanistan. According to him, the council was established to pave the way for intra-Afghan peace negotiations under the supervision of the United Nations, with the participation of all relevant countries.

Mohaqiq, quoting the American delegation, wrote that “for the past three years, the issue of Afghanistan had been forgotten in President Biden’s administration, and discussing it was against the prevailing policies of the time.”

According to Mohaqiq, the American delegation mentioned that Donald Trump’s administration had included Afghanistan’s peace process in its agenda and had a deep understanding of the suffering and challenges faced by the Afghan people.

The American delegation stated that the new administration is determined to stand by the Afghan people and work towards achieving real peace and forming an inclusive government.

Some key leaders of the National Resistance Council for the Salvation of Afghanistan, such as Yunus Qanooni, Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf, and Atta Mohammad Noor, were absent from the meeting.

Previously, sources told Afghanistan International that some leaders of the National Resistance Council were set to meet with a delegation from Pakistan’s intelligence agency in Türkiye. However, Khalid Pashtun, a spokesperson for the council, denied that the meeting took place.