Taliban opposition group calls for UN-led talks to restore Afghanistan’s sovereignty

The High Council of Resistance for the Salvation of Afghanistan, a group of exiled anti-Taliban leaders, has called for the United Nations and related countries to cancel the “failed Doha Agreement” and instead of interacting with the Taliban, initiate peace talks with the aim of restoring sovereignty to the people of Afghanistan.

In a statement in Persian released after the recent UN meeting in Doha, the council expressed deep concern over the interaction with the Taliban and warned that any interaction that helps the Taliban remain in power will exacerbate the disaster and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, including human rights violations, poverty, ethnic cleansing, and terrorism.