Taliban Reveals Names of Negotiating Team for Intra-Afghan Dialogues

Taliban’s Political Office in Doha revealed names of at least 21 members who form a negotiating team during the Intra-Afghan talks, adding 13 of them are key members of the group.

Here is names of the Taliban members for Intra-Afghan dialogues:

1. Maulavi Mohammad Sher Abas Stanikzai
2. Sheikh Abdul Hakim
3. Maulavi Abdul Kabir
4. Maulavi Noor Mohammad Saqib
5. Mullah Mohammad Zahed Ahmadzai
6. Mullah Sheerin Akhund
7. Mullah Abdul Latif Mansoor
8. Qari Din Mohammad
9. Mullah Abdul Salam
10. Sheikh Mohammad Qasem Turkman
11. Mullah Mohammad Fazel Mazlum
12. Mullah Noorullah Noori
13. Mullah Abdul Haq Wasiq
14. Maulavi Mati-ulhaq Khales
15. Mohammad Suhail Shaheen
16. Mullah Mohammad Nabi Omari
17. Anas Haqani
18. Khairullah Khairkhuwah
19. Maulavi Shabudin
20. Mullah Farid

Afghan Government had previously announced their delegations, with expectation of holding Intra-Afghan talks in upcoming days in DOHA.

Previously, the talks were to begin earlier this month but Afghanistan’s refusal on the release of six detainees and the rise of violence by the Taliban hampered the process.