Russia takes a new initiative for Afghan Taliban
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KABUL - The Russian Embassy in Kabul says Moscow is only hosting the meeting between the Taliban and Afghan politicians and that not attending the gathering which is scheduled on Tuesday.
Taliban are expected to meet with the Afghan politicians who are opposed to the government of President Ghani – which has found itself excluded from the talks seeking an end to the 17-year war.
Some of the Afghan politicians who are reportedly attending the Moscow summit include Hamid Karzai, the former president, and Atta Mohammad Noor, a former governor, and leader of Jamiat-e-Islami political party, Mohammad Mohaqiq, the leader of Wahdat party.
The Russian Embassy told Ariana News on Saturday that Moscow is only organizing the event and that has no role in the agenda of the meeting.
According to the embassy, Russia would only provide technical support to the summit.
Earlier, TASS, the Russian state-run news agency also said that Afghan community in Russia was organizing the meeting, which was not part of the series of international Moscow conferences on Afghanistan.
